Gorki

Gorki [gawr-kee; Russian gawr-kyee] Examples noun

1. Also Gorky. Max·im [mak-sim; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm; Russian mʌˈksyim/Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov, 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
2. former name (1932–91) of Nizhni Novgorod.

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One often thinks of Gorki in reading Baroja, mainly because of the contrast.

Rosinante to the Road Again

John Dos Passos

Gorki soon gave up this task, which was too exhausting for him.

Maxim Gorki

Hans Ostwald

Unfortunately Gorki endows his characters with too elevated a philosophy.

Maxim Gorki

Hans Ostwald

And yet it first arouses our suspicion of the probity and reality of Gorki’s types.

Maxim Gorki

Hans Ostwald

In the novel, “Three Men,” Gorki leaves the world of vagrants.

Maxim Gorki

Hans Ostwald

British Dictionary definitions for gorki Gorki 1Gorky noun

1. the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod

Gorki 2Gorky noun

1. Maxim (makˈsim), pen name of Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov. 1868–1936, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, noted for his depiction of the outcasts of society. His works include the play The Lower Depths (1902), the novel Mother (1907), and an autobiographical trilogy (1913–23)

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