Paul Lafargue
writer, journalist, literary critic and revolutionary; also known for being Karl Marx's son-in-law (1842-1911)
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Paul Lafargue was a 19th-century writer, journalist, and literary critic who became known as a revolutionary thinker and Karl Marx's son-in-law. He matters historically because he helped spread Marxist ideas through his writings and activism during a pivotal period of socialist and labor movements in Europe.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 January 1842
- Died
- 26 November 1911
- Works
- 98
Top works
- 财产及其起源
- Соціализмъ и интеллигенція
- La propriété, origine et évolution
- Monsieur Vautour et la réduction des loyers
- Vorläufer des neueren sozialismus
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- 7
- Total plays
- 20
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Paul Lafargue (/ləˈfɑːrɡ/; French: [lafaʁg]; 15 January 1842 – 25 November 1911) was a Cuban-born French political writer, economist, journalist, literary critic, and activist. His best known work is The Right to Be Lazy. Born in Cuba to French and Creole parents, Lafargue spent most of his life in France, with periods in England and Spain.
He was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter, Laura. At the age of 69, he and 66-year-old Laura died together in a suicide pact.