The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man

Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936

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"The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written in 1907 and published in 1908. It follows Yevsey Klimkov, a weak and frightened orphan coerced into becoming a spy for the Tsarist police. Forced to inform on revolutionaries he secretly admires, Klimkov descends into the role of agent provocateur, entrapping innocent people while his conscience tears him apart. The novel examines the moral corruption of espionage under imperial rule.

Uwagi

Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_a_Useless_Man

Autor
Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
Poziom czytania
A2 · Podstawowy
Język
English

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