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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, known under his pseudonym Maxim Gorky, was one of Russia's greatest Soviet writers and the founder of the 'socialist realism' literary movement. Nominated for the Nobel Prize five times, his best-known works include the short story 'Twenty-Six Men and a Girl' and his seminal play The Lower Depths. Both are included in this collection, as well as four more acclaimed dramas.

This proud nation with its long history - sometimes rough, hewn from bleak landscapes, and sometimes gently soft from its comforting voices - has produced a long succession of artists and poets.

In the latter category, Louis MacNeice most probably stands pre-eminent; his words and phrasing are on a plane few can equal and most are in awe of. But in this volume we do put forward others who have their own words and voice to add to this rich tapestry.