Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography [Jun 30, 2009] Francis Wheen - Softcover

Francis Wheen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8183221025 ISBN 13: 9788183221023

Publisher: Manjul Publishing House Pvt Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Wheens brilliant account shows that far from being a dry economic treatise Das Kapital is like a vast novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created capitalism The author argues that as long as capitalism endures Das Kapital demands to be read and understood

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About the Author:

Francis Wheen, an author and journalist, was named Columnist of the Year for his contributions to the Guardian. He is the author of several books, including How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World and a highly acclaimed biography of Karl Marx that has been translated into twenty languages. His collected journalism, Hoo-Hahs and Passing Frenzies, won the George Orwell Prize in 2003. Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over four hundred audiobooks and has earned over twenty Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for his narration of Theft by Peter Carey. A twelve-time Audie finalist, Simon has won three Audie Awards, including one for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and the 2008 Booklist Voice of Choice Award. He has also been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.

From AudioFile:

The titles that make up the Books That Changed the World series might be called Òlibrographies,Ó since they tell the life story of historyÕs most influential tomes. Karl MarxÕs DAS KAPITAL, like other books in the series, may have been read by relatively few, but many of its disciples have had wide influence. British narrator Simon Vance has an appropriately erudite tone for this material. It says something about the impenetrability of MarxÕs masterwork that even the brief summary is boring, but the later sections on how the book influenced revolutionaries (especially in Russia) is far more interesting and relevant for modern listeners. VanceÕs warm voice and steady pacing help listeners follow what can be a difficult text. D.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Manjul Publishing House Pvt Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8183221025
• ISBN 13: 9788183221023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 138