Text in Russian. Catalogue of the life of Soviet-era author A.M. (Maxim) Gorkii (1868-1936), a founder of the Socialist Realist literary method. Color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Foreword. Includes illustrations from Gorkii's lifetime and illustrations and tributes relating to Gorkii produced after his death. Chronology of his life. Endpapers illustrated. Boards slightly bent at edges.