Orlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade

Name: Orlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade
Author: Maksim Gorky

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 1 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In the grimy cellar of a dilapidated house, the fierce, turbulent clash between the shoemaker Orlóff and his wife erupts into violent chaos, witnessed by eager neighbors drawn to the dark spectacle of passion and brutality.

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