1, Childhood is the first autobiographical novel trilogy written according to the experience of Soviet writer Maxim Gorky (the other two are On Earth and My University).
2. This work tells the story of Alexa (Gorky's real name)' s childhood life from three to ten years old, vividly reproduces the living conditions of the Russian lower class in the 1970s and 1980s 19, and writes Gorky's understanding of suffering and unique views on social life, with endless longing and strength between the lines.
Creation background of childhood:
Childhood is the first part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. As early as 65438+1990s, Gorky had the idea of writing biographies. During the period from 1908 to 19 10, Lenin visited Gorky's apartment in Capri, Italy, and Gorky told him about his childhood and teenage life more than once. On one occasion, Lenin said to Gorky, "You should write everything out, old friend, you must write it out! All this is very educational and excellent! " Gorky said, "One day, I will write it ..." Soon, he fulfilled this promise.
The influence of childhood works:
Childhood is a unique autobiography. Different from most autobiographies, it doesn't take heroes as images to create portraits. It is more like a long and colorful oil painting, which restores a period of life of an era and a family. In this life, there have been many protagonists. Both beauty and ugliness stand in front of readers at the same time, impacting their hearts. Childhood, with its unique artistic form, profound ideological content and unique artistic characteristics, occupies an important position in the history of Russian and Soviet literature and even the world literature, and has unparalleled artistic value.