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Paul Lafargue
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writer, journalist, literary critic and revolutionary; also known for being Karl Marx's son-in-law (1842-1911)

Also known as: Поль Лафарг, بول لافارج, 폴 라파르그, ポール・ラファルグ, 保罗·拉法格, Лафарг, Поль

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Known works

  • Le droit à la paresse (1893)
  • Critiques littéraires
  • Droit à la paresse
  • Karl Marx; biographical memoirs (1901)
  • Geschlechterverhältnisse