Karl Marx: The Story of His Life
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Author | Franz Mehring |
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Original title | Karl Marx. Geschichte seines Lebens |
Translator | Edward Fitzgerald |
Language | German |
Subject | Karl Marx |
Published |
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Publication place | Germany |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 608 (English edition) |
ISBN | 978-0415607261 |
Karl Marx: The Story of His Life (German: Karl Marx. Geschichte seines Lebens) is a 1918[1] book about the philosopher Karl Marx by the German historian Franz Mehring. Considered the classical biography of Marx,[2] the work has been translated into many languages, including Russian (1920), Swedish (1921–1922), Danish (1922), Hungarian (1925), Japanese (1930), Spanish (1932), English (1935), and Hebrew (1940–1941).[3]
Reception
The political scientist David McLellan writes that Karl Marx: The Story of His Life is the "classical biography of Marx", adding that it is now "slightly hagiographical" and out of date.[2] In 1953 the philosopher Louis Althusser wrote that it is the "most comprehensive and interesting historical study of Marx".[4]
References
Bibliography
- Books
- Fitzgerald, Edward; Mehring, Franz (1935). Karl Marx: The Story of His Life. New York: Covici, Friede, Inc.
- McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx: A Biography. London: Papermac. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.
- Online articles
- World Catalogue. "WorldCat search". Retrieved 2010-04-19.