Chapter 53 Gorky's letter
Gorky's letter
In the spring of 1926, Gorky was living in Nabels, Italy, working on his great book "Ker
Ream Samkin's writing.He wrote this in a letter to a literary group in a factory in his native country:
"Thank you, comrades, for your letters, and I am glad that you enjoy my work. I am now at
Writing a book is a long, long book.I would like to express the Russian people from it, from the eighties
By 1919, how to live, think, and act in this era.and wanted to show his inner
world.You will be able to read this book in about a year or two, and maybe it will be of some use to you.
"My health is not as bad as the newspapers say, although last winter I was quite
When sick.Now I am much better, able to work ten hours a day, get up for fifteen hours
Time. "
Gorky admired Stanislavsky's acting skills.
"You are a great and talented person. Truly, your heart is a mirror", he
Once said, "How cleverly you caught the smile of life, the melancholy in her stern face
smile".
Another letter to Stanislavsky written before the revolution, written under the supervision of police detectives
Yes, he asked the great dramatist to communicate for him to Tripov, then Governor of Moscow, to allow
He is coming to Moscow.Gorky said very humorously that he promised never to show up on the street or in public places.
Only go out at night, and will wear black robes and masks.
As far back as 1916, Gorky was praising the genius of the young revolutionary poet Mayevsky
talent.His poem was published in a journal edited by Gorky at the time.
of.Gorky once mentioned in a letter that he and the young poet met for the first time: "Maya
Khovsky visited Mostamjaki (in Finland) in the summer of 1914 or 1915 to see
I...recite fragments of his "Clouds in Pants," and some other lyrics.I love so much
These short poems, and he recited them very well. "
Regarding Chekhov, Gorky once said that Chekhov's short stories are like many small glass bottles, the volume
Although small, it contains alcohol extracted from life.He once told people about Chekhov's
The "Man in the Box" said:
You all remember Chekhov's novel "The Man in the Box", you all know that the protagonist
Always wear overshoes, a cotton coat, and an umbrella, whether it is summer or winter.Excuse me
Why do you wear overshoes and a cotton coat on this hot day in July?everyone here
How to ask Belikov.Just in case, he replied, something must happen, such as suddenly
It's cold, so what should I do? --He is so afraid of everything new, everything beyond gray mediocrity
Things in the everyday circles of secular life, like fear of the Black Death.