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Antonio Gramsci

Life of a Revolutionary

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Antonio Gramsci

By: Giuseppe Fiori, Tom Nairn - translator
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Antonio Gramsci was born in Sardinia in 1891, became the leader of the Italian Communist Party in his early 30s, was arrested by Mussolini’s police in 1927, and remained imprisoned until shortly before his death 10 years later. The posthumous publication of his Prison Notebooks established him as a major thinker whose influence continues to increase.

Fiori’s biography enlarges upon the facts of Gramsci’s life through personal accounts, and through Gramsci’s own writings to relatives and friends. In relating Gramsci’s growth as a political leader and theorist to his private experience, it offers acute insights into his involvement in the factory councils movement. It examines his relationship with political opponents, including Mussolini, and with his comrades within the Communist Party before and during Gramsci’s imprisonment. It is an approach which seeks to explicate, as well as underscore, the substantial achievement of one of the most important figures in Western Marxism.

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A wonderfully accurate account of a man of courage struggling against his own body and the pernicious first rise of a fascist dictator and his regime. Compelling.

Story of a good man.

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Overall I found this a very accessible and helpful overview of Gramsci's life, revealing the man behind the momentous ideas. My only gripe with a fine book and an otherwise excellent performance was the narrator's frequent lapses into mimicking the voices of working class people, which to me at least sounded unconvincing and jarring. But this is certainly worth a listen if you're interested in the life story of this eminent Marxist theoretician and activist.

An accessible introduction

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Excellent reading of a very sad story. Essential listening for all those on the left.

What a man.

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I have been an admirer of Gramsci for many years and to gain some insight into his life as a whole, and his thoughts on many things including his interpersonal relationships, was very interesting. Recommended to anyone who admires this great man.

An intimate insight to the life of a great man

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