Vol. 73/No. 34      September 7, 2009

The two books along with other titles from Pathfinder were featured at a booth staffed by volunteers from Beirut and Athens. The major liberal daily Al-Safir reported on the booth and its display in its August 3 issue.

“What should I read in order to get an idea of Marxism?” asked one young woman who visited the booth. She left with a copy of Pathfinder’s newly published Arabic edition of the Communist Manifesto. Many approached the booth with similar questions showing interest in revolutionary working class politics. A total of 16 copies of the manifesto in Arabic were sold.

“Cuba has proven itself to be the only revolution that is honest and clean, that is why I am here,” explained one worker as he purchased a copy of The First and Second Declarations of Havana in Arabic. A total of 18 copies of this book were also sold.

One young woman, who brought her father, a carpenter, wanted a copy of Women and the Cuban Revolution. Although the price was steep for a worker in Lebanon, she and her father discussed it at some length. “OK, that can be your birthday present,” he said. Several titles on the Cuban Revolution sold out very rapidly.

A total of 14 other titles in English, French, and Spanish were also sold, bringing the overall number of book sales to 48.  
 
 
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