"The Stories of the Steppe" by Maxim Gorky. *****

•  Short Stories
•  Reproduction of 1918 edition
•  Russian author
•  Review:  In the course of reading three short stories, Gorky is able to create a vision in the mind of the reader.  The vision is of the steppe, vast, golden, lonely and yet richly endowed with history. The tales told here evoked an image in my mind of the vast miles of golden wheat fields in the Midwestern portion of the United States.  Sparsely populated, yet richly appreciated, a place with ancient indigenous tales as well as modern tales of survival in the vast open spaces.  Lovely!