The Romance of American Communism
Read by
Randye Kaye
Release:
04/07/2020
Release:
04/07/2020
Release:
04/07/2020
Runtime:
11h 52m
Runtime:
11h 52m
Runtime:
11h 52m
Quantity:
Writer and critic Vivian Gornick's long-unavailable classic exploring how Left politics gave depth and meaning to American life.
"Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class." So begins Vivian Gornick's exploration of how the world of socialists, communists, and progressives in the 1940s and 1950s created a rich, diverse world where ordinary men and women felt their lives connected to a larger human project.
Now back in print after its initial publication in 1977 and with a new introduction by the author, The Romance of American Communism is a landmark work of new journalism, profiling American Communist Party members and fellow travelers as they joined the Party, lived within its orbit, and left in disillusionment and disappointment as Stalin's crimes became public.
"Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class." So begins Vivian Gornick's exploration of how the world of socialists, communists, and progressives in the 1940s and 1950s created a rich, diverse world where ordinary men and women felt their lives connected to a larger human project.
Now back in print after its initial publication in 1977 and with a new introduction by the author, The Romance of American Communism is a landmark work of new journalism, profiling American Communist Party members and fellow travelers as they joined the Party, lived within its orbit, and left in disillusionment and disappointment as Stalin's crimes became public.
Release:
2020-04-07
2020-04-07
2020-04-07
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
11h 52m
11h 52m
11h 52m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.95 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781705207406
9798200254910
9798200254927
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