The Right to Be Lazy and Other Essays (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

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Paul Lafargue

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This newly revised and corrected translation of Lafargue's classic The Right to Be Lazy includes "The Woman Question," "The Bankruptcy of Capitalism," "Some Simple Socialist Truths," and his "Personal Recollections of Karl Marx," along with detailed notes and a biographical timeline by translator Ulrich Baer. Work gives meaning to your life, makes you a valuable member of society, and provides you the money to enjoy pleasure, leisure, and the good life. In his timeless and spirited manifesto, The Right to Be Lazy, Lafargue destroys these toxic yet enduring myths. He shows that work straightjackets your mind and body, enslaves you to ruling elites, and betrays the workers of the world. He refutes economists, philosophers, and pundits who promote the notion of a "right to work" as the foundation of a well-functioning society and personal happiness. The Right to Be Lazy is a persuasive rethinking of what lends true meaning and value to our lives.

Author Biography:

PAUL LAFARGUE (1842-1911) was born in Cuba of Black African, Jewish, and Caribbean Native ancestry. An economist, journalist, political thinker, and activist, he was the first Black elected member of the French Parliament and Karl Marx's son-in-law. He helped found the first French Marxist party and forcefully and wittily rejected the prevalence of bourgeois values. ULRICH BAER is University Professor at New York University and has translated works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke, and other authors.

Release date NZ

April 26th, 2023

Author

Paul Lafargue

Contributor

Translated by Ulrich Baer

Pages

104

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

133x203x6

ISBN-13

9781959891529

Product ID

37888527

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