The editor worked with Mike Gold -- the "Father of Proletarian Literature" -- during the last years of Gold's life, gathering his writings. This anthology is as Gold wanted it, emphasizing his literary output, and including some hitherto unpublished works. The poems, short stories, sketches, and critical essays appear in their original texts. Gold is considered a leader among the practitioners of Social Realism in American literature during the 20th century.
The editor worked with Mike Gold -- the "Father of Proletarian Literature" -- during the last years of Gold's life, gathering his writings. This anthology is as Gold wanted it, emphasizing his literary output, and including some hitherto unpublished works. The poems, short stories, sketches, and critical essays appear in their original texts. Gold is considered a leader among the practitioners of Social Realism in American literature during the 20th century.