 Title page of the first edition | |
| Author | Alexander Berkman |
|---|---|
| Subject | Anarchism, Prison |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Mother Earth Publishing Association |
Publication date | 1912 |
| Pages | 512 |
| OCLC | 228677284 |
| Followed by | The Bolshevik Myth |
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist is Alexander Berkman's account of his experience in prison in Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh, from 1892 to 1906. First published in 1912[1] by Emma Goldman's Mother Earth press, it has become a classic in autobiographical literature. The book touches on themes of political violence and incarceration, as well as develops Berkman's theory of anarchist politics.[2]
- ^ Ward, John William (November 5, 1970). "Violence, Anarchy, and Alexander Berkman". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
Prison Memoirs is one of those great works which somehow get lost and wait for time to find again.
- ^ Bennett, Nolan (2024). "The Ambivalence of Alexander Berkman's Anti-Prison Anarchism". American Political Science Review. doi:10.1017/S0003055423000965. ISSN 0003-0554.