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Northern Irish Marxist writer and broadcaster, activist and owner of the blog Lenin's Tomb.

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He is currently working on a PhD. in sociology.
Domenico Losurdo
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Daniel Bensaïd was a philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France. He became a leading figure in the student revolt of 1968, while studying at the University of Paris X: Nanterre.
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Han Kang ( 한강) was born in 1970 in South Korea. She is the author of The Vegetarian, winner of the International B…
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