Book Review: Letters by Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky, one the famous Russian writers left around 20,000 letters for his readers. 13,000 of which were written to him only by Soviet writers. This book presents more than 100 letters of Gorky written between 1889 and 1936. It also includes material which Soviet publishers have issued few years before the publication of the book. Various aspects of life in Russia, Europe and America of the first three decades of the twentieth century are covered in the book. 

Gorky's letters to writers such as Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells and Stefan Zweig are included in the book. Other correspondences with Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekov and V. I. Lenin are also part of the book. I would not quote from the letters as it would be unfair with the writer. I recommend the readers to read all the letters in great details and explore content and the values of the letters themselves.