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Karl Marx
1818–1883
Best known for The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, this German thinker reshaped the way people talk about class, labor, and capitalism. His ideas sparked fierce debate in his own lifetime and have continued to influence politics, economics, and philosophy ever since.
12 Audiobooks
El capital: Resumido y acompañado de un estudio sobre el Socialismo científico
by Karl Marx, Gabriel Pierre Deville
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
by Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century
by Karl Marx
Manifesto of the Communist Party
by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Or, Germany in 1848
by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx
Le lotte di classe in Francia dal 1848 al 1850
by Karl Marx
Kansalaissota Ranskassa
by Karl Marx
Der Briefwechsel zwischen Friedrich Engels und Karl Marx 1844 bis 1883, Erster Band
by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx
Het communistisch manifest
by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
About the author
Born in Trier on 5 May 1818, Karl Marx studied law and philosophy before turning toward journalism, political theory, and economics. Exile shaped much of his adult life: after periods in Paris and Brussels, he eventually settled in London, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Marx worked closely with Friedrich Engels, and together they wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848. He is also known for Das Kapital, his major critique of capitalism. Across his writing, Marx focused on class struggle, the conditions of labor, and the economic forces he believed drove historical change.
He died in London on 14 March 1883, but his influence only grew after his death. Whether read as a philosopher, economist, historian, or revolutionary writer, he remains one of the most widely discussed and consequential authors of the nineteenth century.