El derecho a la pereza

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. Released in collaboration with Kerr Company to celebrate their th anniversary year. Paul Lafargue ? Toggle Dropdown Advanced Search. El derecho a la pereza by Paul Lafargue Paperback, Status Available. Call number

Paul Lafargue June 16, — November 26, was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura. His best known work is The Right to Be Lazy. At the age of 69, he and Laura died together in a suicide pact. Lafargue was the subject of a famous quotation by Karl Marx. Shortly before Marx died in , he wrote a letter to Lafargue and the French Workers' Party leader Jules Guesde, both of whom already claimed to represent "Marxist" principles. Marx accused them of "revolutionary phrase-mongering" and of denying the value of reformist struggles.