Paul Lafargue

Paul Lafargue (1842-1911) was a Cuban-born French writer, critic, economist, activist and Karl Marx's son-in-law. His short book, "The Right to Be Lazy," feels eerily relevant to our hustle culture.

The sculptor works on a larger-than-life monument of the author Paul Lafargue sitting, leaning forward with his right hand extended and his left hand holding a book.

World Wide Weird

“The Right to Be Lazy” by Paul Lafargue: Read the 1883 polemic that pierces productivity porn

The inaugural selection in the Public Domain Reading Club: Marx's son-in-law's witty pamphlet on the paradox of technological advancement and automation: despite the promises otherwise, it never frees us from work. Presented in the original translation — once deemed too dangerous for U.S. mail.