Starukha Izergil'. Rasskazy [Old Isergil. Stories]

A similar mood 'Old Woman Izergil' was written two years later. In addition to the life story of Izergil herself, it includes legends: about the haughty son of the eagle Larra and about the selfless Danko, offering three points of view: 'to live outside of people and for oneself' - 'to live with people, but for oneself' - 'to live with people and for people. '' Chelkash ', created in just two days, is fundamentally different from these lyrical narratives: it is a tough realistic story about one day of a tramp smuggler, a former peasant, and it was based on the events of the life of a real tramp who was Gorky's neighbor in bed, to