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‘Border Crossings’: Thirteen stories about covert journeys in service to Portuguese freedom
February 04, 2022These thirteen stories about covert journeys in service to world socialism reveal the risks and rewards of “underground work,” a branch of Party activity that, as the author reminds us, was fundamental to the 20th-century liberation struggle. Appearing for the first time in English, the stories represent the latest stage of Eric Gordon’s ongoing and valuable translation project, which will eventually make Manuel Tiago’s full oeuvre—nine volumes of fiction (compressed...
Read morePortuguese fascist prison novel speaks to the incarceration experience everywhere
June 10, 2021There is one thing that unites all of those in prison: “Whoever they are, they’re gonna wanna get out.”
Read moreHow did Álvaro Cunhal’s ‘Five Days, Five Nights’ get its English translation?
November 17, 2020There are only a few Communist Parties in the western world that can claim to have fought a decades-long underground battle against an actually-existing fascist regime and survived.
Read moreÁlvaro Cunhal’s prison novel ‘The Six-Pointed Star’—A chat with the translator
February 26, 2021The English translator of the latest Cunhal/Tiago novel shares the background to this epic story of life behind bars in fascist Portugal.
Read moreNeo-realism: The cultural expression of a people in struggle
October 07, 2022What is the proper role of fiction in societies fighting for basic rights, fair labor practices, and human dignity?
Read moreThe Portuguese Communists’ Avante Festival is a party like no other
September 22, 2022It takes herculean effort to put on a show like this, and a slew of Communist Party volunteers from all parts of Portugal do most of the work.
Read more‘The 3rd Floor and Other Stories of the Portuguese Resistance’ in English
November 29, 2021This is a book to read and better still, to share with others.
Read moreDonate to People’s World—or else!
February 09, 2024Or else? Yes, or else!
Read moreInternational Publishers gears up for its centennial in 2024
April 14, 2023People’s World sat down with its President Gary Bono and Vice President Tony Pecinovsky for a chat concerning its history.
Read more‘Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson’ back in print
March 18, 2022Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson has just been reissued in a new paperback edition.
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