Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist
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Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist is Alexander Berkman’s autobiographical account of his imprisonment and radical political reflections, considered a classic text of anarchist literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anarchist literature
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book ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Berkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| availability | public domain in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in anarchist circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentedEvent |
Berkman’s imprisonment for attempted assassination of Henry Clay Frick
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Homestead Strike aftermath ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1912 ⓘ |
| genre |
anarchist literature
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autobiography ⓘ political memoir ⓘ |
| hasForm | full-length book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of the penal system
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individual versus state ⓘ moral and political development ⓘ political violence ⓘ revolutionary ethics ⓘ solidarity among prisoners ⓘ |
| influenced |
anarchist movements in the 20th century
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later prison literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alexander Berkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
anarchism
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anarchist communism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic status in anarchist literature
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detailed depiction of prison conditions in the United States ⓘ firsthand account of the attempt to assassinate industrialist Henry Clay Frick ⓘ reflection on anarchist theory and practice ⓘ |
| pages | over 500 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | Mother Earth Publishing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Living My Life
NERFINISHED
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The ABC of Anarchism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pittsburgh
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Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
American labor movement
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anarchism ⓘ assassination attempt on Henry Clay Frick ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ prison life ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1890s
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early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
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