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Now in a new translation, a classic nineteenth-century defense for the cause of idleness by a revolutionary writer and activist (and Karl Marx's son-in law) that reshaped European ideas of labor and production.

At once a masterpiece of critical theory and rip-roaring radical humor, this is one of the most spirited attacks on the notion of the "work ethic" ever to be published. Featuring a revised edition of the original English translation by Charles Hope Kerr, this collection also... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

"In capitalist society work is the cause of all intellectual degeneracy, of all organic deformity."

The Right to be LazyBy Paul Lafargue

Voici un texte de Paul Lafargue d?sormais tr?s c?l?bre, au succ?s jamais d?menti, d'un ?disciple? de Karl Marx. L'entame du texte de Lafargue sur la paresse est des plus explicite: Une ?trange folie poss?de les classes ouvri?res des nations o? r?gne la civilisation capitaliste... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Right to be Lazy by Paul Lafargue

Originally published in 1883, Paul Lafargue says this word here and another word here to pad out the description to make it at least 200 characters long. Yes, I know it is still not at 200 characters long. This is a Radical Reprint book, please steal this book, please just... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Le Droit la Paresse" est un essai crit par Paul Lafargue, un homme politique et th oricien socialiste fran ais du XIXe si cle. Ce texte, publi pour la premi re fois en 1880, propose une critique de l'organisation du travail et du capitalisme de l' poque. Lafargue, gendre... Read Full Overview

Ce livre, ?crit en 1880, est la r?ponse ? l'ouvrage de Louis Blanc intitul? le droit au travail (1848) et ? ses d?rives tout au long des ann?es qui vont suivre. Sa th?matique principale est le travail et l'id?e que s'en font les hommes... et surtout les hommes de gauche, fils... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1891, this collection of socialist essays by Paul Lafargue argues against the capitalist notion of work as a moral duty and advocates for the right to leisure time and creative pursuits. The centerpiece of the book is the title essay, which draws on... Read Full Overview