FIFTH ESTATE Fall 2011 Vol. 46, #2, #385

FIFTH ESTATE Fall 2011 Vol. 46, #2, #385

Issue Theme: Anarchist Fiction

In a 1905 letter from prison, Alexander Berkman wrote: “None of us are ready for anarchy, though many are for anarchism.” In this letter, Berkman defined anarchism as a philosophy, and anarchy as a social state, the end goal of anarchism.

The Fifth Estate’s new issue explores visions of anarchism and anarchy through fiction. From fictional struggles of anarchists in the past and present, to stories of an anarchist future, we explore the many facets of anarchism as a philosophy, anarchy as a social state, and anything and everything else in between.

Contents

Copyright or Wrong by Walker Lane
June 11 International Day of Solidarity with Eric McDavid & Marie Mason
Vancouver’s Hockey Riots by Ron Sakolsky
Gaza: Youth Manifesto
Greece: We Won’t Pay by Dan Georgakas
Spain: The Indignados by J.E. Hamilton
Larry Portis in Memorium

Anarchist Fiction

A Brief History of Anarchist Fiction by Margaret Killjoy
Hoppin’ Aboard the Underground Railroad by Ron Sakolsky and Sean Woods
Lives of the Saints by Alan Franklin
It Will Be Like This by Phillip Norbury
The Nacirema by Brien O’Shea
Coiled Rope Haikus by Zeraph Dylan Moore
A Morning in the Library by Alex Hooks
An Anarchist is America’s Poet Laureate

Reviews

Vietnam: Where the Political is Still Personal — Review by Jim Feast

ubversions: Anarchist Short Stories — Review by Penelope Rosemont

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