Marx's Das Kapital

A Biography: Books That Changed the World

By: Francis Wheen

Narrated by: Simon Vance

In this brilliant book, Francis Wheen, the author of the most successful biography of Karl Marx, tells the story of Das Kapital and Marx's 20-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. Born in a two-room flat in London's Soho amid political squabbles and personal tragedy, the first volume of Das Kapital was published in 1867 to muted praise. But after Marx's death, the book went on to influence thinkers, writers, and revolutionaries, from George Bernard Shaw to V. I. Lenin, changing the direction of 20th-century history.

Wheen shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. Furthermore, Wheen argues, as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood.

©2006 Francis Wheen (P)2007 Tantor

Quick review of das kapital

Good summary of Karl Marx and let me know I don’t want to read the entire volume

given the dialectic suggestion

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Could've been better....

Marx is a genius and it's a shame his brilliant ideas never got into the hands of the right people or culture for that matter. However, this particular audio book is a tad on the boring side and the narration certainly didn't help any.

Wonderful!

Honestly, I bought this book because I thought it was Das Kapital, but 5 minutes in with the discussion of Balzac’s The Unknown Masterpiece, I was hooked! I probably didn’t give the title another thought when I bought it because once I saw Simon Vance narrated it I didn’t look any further!

Not the real book

I’ve no idea why this was titled the way it was but this is not actually Marx’s book.

Ironic

Bought this as a first step to overcoming capitalism. Turns out its not Das Kapital, but a book about Das Kapital. Well played, Amazon.

Very misleading title

I purchased it with the impression I that it will be the original Das Kapital not the history of making it

Misleading title

Like many people, thought it was das kapital. So clearly disappointed. Would pay more attention to the title and book reviews in the future.

misleading book title

it's not the actual book of Das Kapital, was a total waste of money, hope no one else will fall for it again
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