When Antonio Gramsci gave his maiden speech in Parliament in May of 1925, many of the other deputies left their seats and thronged around him in order to hear the faint voice coming from his compressed chest.
Anne Finger is a writer, primarily of fiction, but also of memoirs, and a longtime activist in social justice movements. She lives in Oakland. Her most recent accomplishments are the publication of Call Me Ahab, a short story collection, and helping to shut down the Port of Oakland.
When Antonio Gramsci gave his maiden speech in Parliament in May of 1925, many of the other deputies left their seats and thronged around him in order to hear the faint voice coming from his compressed chest.