The romance of American Communism

History Politics & Society

Pages: 265
Published: 1977
Language: English

Interviews with American Communists who joined the Party around the 1930s and left or were expelled by the1960s.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Informative Reflective Complex Intellectual

History Politics & Society Sociology

Authors

Gornick

Vivian Gornick is an American essayist and critic. Her book, The Romance of American Communism, explores her personal connection to the American left. She writes with a clear, direct style about politics and memory.

Vivian Gornick

Vivian Gornick's noted essays on literature and feminism have appeared in The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Nation, and other national publications. She lives in New York.