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A collection of letters is also essentially a biography here of a man recognized as one of the twentieth century’s leading thinkers. By translating and presenting for the first time many letters previously overlooked by other volumes, this collection greatly expands what the English-speaking world knows of him, both politically and personally. These extracts from his pre-prison correspondencewith his wife and her sister, international communist leaders, and fellow Italian revolutionariesshow his most important ideas at their beginnings, and give a well rounded picture of Gramsci’s political, intellectual, and emotional development.
Antonio Gramsci (18911937) was a founding member of the Italian Communist Party, and among the twentieth century's most influential theorists.
—Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism and Ghosts Of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures
“This is a meticulous translation of a selection of Gramsci's pre-prison letters with an extensive introduction that places them in their historical context. These letters furnish fascinating new insights into both his personal and political life. Gramsci the man and Gramsci the politician emerge in new depth and detail. The volume is an invaluable asset to anyone interested in better understanding his ideas and his humanity.”
—Professor Anne Showstack Sassoon, author of Gramsci and Contemporary Politics
University student in Turin
Revolutionary Journalist: L’Avanti! and L’Ordine Nuovo
Comintern leader in Moscow
Vienna: towards the new PCI leadership
Rome I: Political upheaval, family matters
Rome II: The last months of freedom
Note on the translation
Note on main characters