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The Communist and the Communist's Daughter
A Memoir
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English
Published/Copyright:
2017
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In this poignant memoir Jane Lazarre tells the fascinating history of her father Bill, a radical activist who, as part of his tireless efforts to create a better world for his family, held leadership positions in the American Communist Party, fought in the Spanish Civil War, and organized labor unions.
Author / Editor information
Jane Lazarre is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including the memoirs Beyond the Whiteness of Whiteness: Memoir of a White Mother of Black Sons, Wet Earth and Dreams: A Narrative of Grief and Recovery, and The Mother Knot, all also published by Duke University Press, as well as the novels Inheritance and Some Place Quite Unknown. She has won awards for her fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Lazarre founded and directed the undergraduate writing program at Eugene Lang College at the New School for ten years and taught creative writing and literature there for twenty years. She has also taught at the City College of New York and Yale University. Lazarre lives in New York City.
Reviews
"Reflective and intelligent, her narrative not only chronicles the life of a complex man; it also celebrates the power of memory and love. A poignantly lyrical memoir of family and politics."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"The Communist and the Communist’s Daughter tells the story of a family, of the struggle between old and new homelands, and of a man trying to balance his idealism with a reality that falls short of it."
-- Jeff Fleischer Foreword Reviews
"[A] collection of materials, insights, incidents, and imagery formed into a brilliant whole by Jane Lazarre's skill and patience. It ought to be a classic of twentieth century American life."
-- Meredith Sue Willis Books for Readers
"This is a memoir rich in intelligent reflection of an aspect of US political history that receives little airing. It's an elegantly written and moving account."
-- John Green Morning Star
"Jane Lazare has written a fascinating, intensely personal book about history, family, and the Communist Party in the United States."
-- Esther Cohen Monthly Review
"Making an account of one's self through memoir is hard enough, why would anyone want to tackle combining their own with that of another's? Lazarre does so to pay tribute to her father, to show herself and the world his noble intentions even though he was a flawed human being, as we all are. Ultimately, she has learned through the writing, he is so much a part of her, and she a part of him, whether that's in their living or their passing on."
-- Tomie Anne Bitton American Book Review
"This is one of those books that deserves many audiences. And for that I am grateful, as I believe its appeal, like that of Lazarre’s earlier memoirs, makes an important contribution to understanding aspects of American history and social consciousness that are not explored nearly enough."
-- Emily E. LB. Twarog Labor
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Contents
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Author’s Note
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Acknowledgments
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Prologue
1 - Part I. Beginnings
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 20
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Notes
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
August 15, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9780822372387
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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240
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6 illustrations
eBook ISBN:
9780822372387
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