Interview: The Translator of Capital, Paul Reitter (Audio)
Added 2025-01-10 22:04:22 +0000 UTCPaul Reitter just finished the first translation of Marx's Capital this century. He joins our episode to educate us on why we need a new version, the difficulties of rendering Capital in English, and who's mad at him.
Book link: https://amzn.to/3PvOiwc
Comments
That would be amazing!
ConfusedCat
2025-01-21 10:47:59 +0000 UTCYou should! I have only ever read the original German version, but Marx’ sarcasm and biting humor, which is often found in his footnotes, is pretty good literature.
ConfusedCat
2025-01-21 10:47:42 +0000 UTCHearing that there's a little humor in "Capital" is nudging me to actually read it.
Khemith
2025-01-14 09:49:12 +0000 UTCWe should have a reading club for it, I would love to read it with other people.
Gustavo Ernesto Gudiño Pateyro
2025-01-11 23:36:37 +0000 UTC
