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Living my Life

Living my Life

Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
754
Published
1931
Language
English

Synopsis

This is the autobiography of Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian-born anarchist who became a famous activist in the United States. Written in France after her disillusionment with the Russian Revolution, the book covers her life from childhood up to 1927. It has remained in print since its publication in 1931 and 1934, though it doesn't include her later involvement in the Spanish Civil War.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingReflectiveInformativeIntellectual
Morally GreyAnti-Hero

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society Sociology Biography

About the author

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Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania) to a Jewish family, Goldman emigrated to the United States in 1885. Attracted to anarchism after the Chicago Haymarket affair, Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist ph...