Creatures that were once men... and another story

This book brings together two of Maxim Gorky''s masterpieces, revealing both the harshness of life and the depths of human conflict. In "Creatures That Were Men," we descend to the depths of Russian society, where outcasts live in damp, dark cellars, their faces pale and their bodies weary, as if they have lost their human features, becoming mere "creatures." Yet, amidst this desolation, a hidden ...