Marcello Musto, The Last Years of Karl Marx, 1881-1883: An Intellectual Biography. Translated by Patrick Camiller. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2020. ISBN 9781503612525.

Authors

Sean Sayers, University of Kent, CanterburyFollow

Keywords

Marx, Engels, Biography, Socialism

Document Type

Book Review

Abstract

In the final years of his life, Marx suffered repeated attacks of bronchitis and other illnesses. On doctor’s orders, he spent weeks on end convalescing by the sea, forbidden to exert himself. In the past, most biographers have passed over this period of Marx’s life very briefly, treating it as barren and unproductive. They can be forgiven for doing so, they had little to go on. Marx published very little in these years, and only a few of his letters were known. This situation has changed dramatically in recent years.

Recommended Citation

Sayers, Sean (2022) "Marcello Musto, The Last Years of Karl Marx, 1881-1883: An Intellectual Biography. Translated by Patrick Camiller. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2020. ISBN 9781503612525.," Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54718/GYYW4409
Available at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipations/vol1/iss2/10