Mother (Part 1)

Maxim Gorky

⏱ 7 minRussian classic

Part 1 of 2. In a grim Russian factory town, a beaten-down widow watches her son Pavel turn from drink to forbidden books and revolution — until a red May Day banner and a mass arrest push her, for the first time, to speak.

Listen to the whole of Mother (Part 1) in about 7 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.