 1971 edition | |
| Author | Maxim Gorky |
|---|---|
| Original title | Жизнь ненужнаго человѣка |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Political novel |
| Publisher | Znaniye |
Publication date | 1908 |
| Publication place | Russia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Followed by | A Confession |
The Life of a Useless Man (pre-reform Russian: Жизнь ненужнаго человѣка; post-reform Russian: Жизнь ненужного человека, romanized: Zhizn' nenuzhnogo cheloveka, also translated as The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man) is a 1908 novel by Maxim Gorky. It concerns the "plague of espionage" under the Empire; the protagonist is Yevsey Klimkov, who spies for the Tsarist regime.[1]