The protagonist of that novel learns to read after being called upon to distribute pamphlets for the socialist cause.
While imprisoned, one of this author's characters engages in a hunger strike for over a week after the warden insults her, refusing to eat anything until he apologizes. The protagonist of that novel learns to read after being called upon to distribute pamphlets for the socialist cause. This author wrote about Pavel Mikhailovich, who is arrested after making a speech at a (*) May Day parade, bereaving Pelagea Nilovna. This author is better known for a work in which the thief Vaskya murders Kostilyoff and the carpenter Luka brings hope to the residents of a boarding house before disappearing. For 10 points, name this author of Mother and The Lower Depths.
While imprisoned, one of this author's characters engages in a hunger strike for over a week after the warden insults her, refusing to eat anything until he apologizes.
Maksim Gorky [or Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov]