AT THE CAFÉ (Part 2)

Errico Malatesta (1853-1932) was a revolutionary socialist and anarchist from Italy. Among his most famous works is a series of fictional conversations titled At The Café, which was written between 1897 and 1920 and intended as an accessible introduction to the basic ideas of Malatesta's anarchist worldview. By introducing characters who represent various factions of society into the mix, he attempts to address common questions or objections to socialist and anarchist ideas.

Let's try to read the first few of these conversations (say, Chapters One through Four?) and/or check out the videos below to get a feel for what Malatesta was all about. As always, feel free to join even if you don't have time to do any of that.

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TEXT :

• AT THE CAFE: Conversations on Anarchism by Errico Malatesta, tr. Paul Nursey-Bray, Chapters 1-4 (PDF book courtesy of LibCom; Text copy courtesy of The Anarchist Library; Youtube playlist of audio readings).

SOME VIDEOS :

• Malatesta in three minutes: Anarcho-communism (3:57; by veritas et caritas)

• Pastries, Freedom, Love: A Malatesta Story (2:12; animated short by Airidescence and Zoe Baker aka 'AnarchoPac')

• Great Anarchists - Errico Malatesta (17:46; by Ruth Kinna and Clifford Harper)

• When Malatesta Got Shot (6:45; by Zoe Baker)

• When Malatesta First Met Bakunin (5:38; by Zoe Baker)