The Bells of Basel
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The Bells of Basel is a novel by Louis Aragon, the first in the cycle Le Monde Réel, first published in 1934. It was a groundbreaking work in the author's œuvre, confirming his departure from surreali
Basel Minster, the site of the extraordinary congress of the Second International in 1912 described in the work. The sound of its bells symbolizes the danger of the impending new world war
Clara Zetkin during the Second International Congress in Zürich in 1897 is portrayed in the novel The Bells of Basel as an ideal woman – engaged in politics against stereotypes, maintaining steadfast beliefs, and achieving the greatest possible scope of personal freedom in a capitalist society
The robbery carried out by the Bonnot Gang at the Société Générale branch in Chantilly, depicted in a drawing from Le Petit Journal in 1912. The anarchist-criminal activities of the group led by Octave Garnier and Jules Bonnot are mentioned in the novel. Catherine Simonidze, a character portraying the transformations in Aragon's worldview, temporarily sympathizes with this movement
Paul Lafargue
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Paul Lafargue was a Cuban-born French political writer, economist, journalist, literary critic, and activist. His best known work is The Right to Be Lazy. Born in Cuba to French and Creole parents, La
The Lafargue's tomb in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris