Weight of the Stars

Octavio Alberola has spent over eighty years thinking, living, and formulating his life from an anarchist perspective. He belongs to a generation of protagonists in some of the twentieth centurys most notable events: the Spanish Revolution, the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, the internal conflicts of the international anarchist movement, and the great social struggles around the world. He was exiled to Mexico as a youth, and knows the precariousness of a life lived underground. His acquaintances include Garca Oliver, Che Guevara, Cipriano Mera, Federica Montseny, Flix Guattari, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Rgis Debray, Stuart Christie, Rigoberta Mench, and Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.In this remarkable, layered biography, Agustn Comotto sits you at the feet of a veteran militant, as content to recall dramatic exploits as to discuss art, physics, family life, or political history. Born in 1928 and active in social struggles since he was a teenager, Alberola conveys hard-earned lessons. Most important of all: never countenance pessimism.