Maxim Gorky's "Tchelkache" is a striking novella that encapsulates the struggles of the human spirit against the backdrop of the tumultuous social changes in early 20th-century Russia. The narrative is marked by Gorky's evocative prose and realist style, which vividly sketches the life of a fisherman's struggles with poverty, identity, and existential despair. Set in a gritty, maritime locale, the...