 Karl Marx as a student in 1836. | |
| Author | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Original title | Skorpion und Felix, Humoristischer Roman |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Comedic novel |
| Publisher | not published |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Media type | unfinished manuscript |
Scorpion and Felix, A Humoristic Novel (German: Skorpion und Felix, Humoristischer Roman) is the only comedic fictional story to have been written by Karl Marx. Written in 1837 when he was 19 years old, it has remained unpublished.[1][2] It was likely written under the influence of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.[1]
- ^ a b Francis Wheen, Karl Marx. London: Fourth Estate, 1999; pp. 25–26.
- ^ Stanley Edgar Hyman (March 1974). The tangled bank: Darwin, Marx, Frazer and Freud as imaginative writers. Atheneum. p. 86. ISBN 9780689705137. Retrieved 6 March 2011.