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About: Mike Marqusee

About: Mike Marqusee

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Mike Marqusee (/ˈmɑːrkəsi/; 27 January 1953 – 13 January 2015) was an American writer, journalist and political activist in London. Marqusee's first published work was the essay "Turn Left at Scarsdale", written when he was a sixteen-year-old high school student in New York and included in the 1970 collection "High School Revolutionaries". Marqusee's partner was the barrister Liz Davies. He died in January 2015, aged 61, of multiple myeloma.

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  • Mike Marqusee (/ˈmɑːrkəsi/; 27 January 1953 – 13 January 2015) was an American writer, journalist and political activist in London. Marqusee's first published work was the essay "Turn Left at Scarsdale", written when he was a sixteen-year-old high school student in New York and included in the 1970 collection "High School Revolutionaries". Marqusee, who described himself as a "deracinated New York Marxist Jew", lived in Britain from 1971. He wrote mainly about politics, popular culture, the Indian sub-continent and cricket, and was a regular correspondent for, among others, The Guardian, Red Pepper and The Hindu. After he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2007, he wrote extensively on health issues, and in defence of the National Health Service. His book The Price of Experience: Writings on Living with Cancer was published in 2014. Marqusee was the editor of Labour Left Briefing, an executive member of the Stop the War Coalition and the Socialist Alliance and wrote for Left Unity. He was also a leading figure in . In 2014, he was working on a proposed biography of the writers Tom Paine and William Blake. Marqusee's partner was the barrister Liz Davies. He died in January 2015, aged 61, of multiple myeloma. "Both in the eloquence of his writing and the deep humanism of his vision, Mike Marqusee stands shoulder to shoulder with the spirits of Isaac Deutscher and Edward Said." – Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz. (en)
  • Mike Marqusee ( /ˈmɑːrkəsi/; 27 de janeiro de 1953 – 13 de janeiro de 2015) foi escritor, jornalista e ativista político norte-americano em Londres. Seu primeiro trabalho publicado foi o ensaio "Turn Left at Scarsdale", escrito quando era um estudante de dezesseis anos do ensino médio em Nova Iorque e incluído na coleção "High School Revolutionaries", de 1970. Marqusee, que se descreveu como um "desarraigado judeu marxista de Nova Iorque", viveu na Grã-Bretanha a partir de 1971. Escreveu principalmente sobre política, cultura popular, subcontinente indiano e críquete, e foi correspondente regular de, entre outros, The Guardian, e do The Hindu. Depois que foi diagnosticado com mieloma múltiplo em 2007, escreveu extensivamente sobre questões de saúde e em defesa do Serviço Nacional de Saúde. Seu livro The Price of Experience: Writings on Living with Cancer foi publicado em 2014. Foi o editor da , membro executivo da e da , e também escreveu para a . Também foi uma figura importante no Iraq Occupation Focus. Em 2014 estava trabalhando em uma proposta de biografia dos escritores Thomas Paine e William Blake. Sua parceira foi a advogada . Morreu em janeiro de 2015, aos 61 anos, de mieloma múltiplo. "Tanto na eloquência de seus escritos quanto no profundo humanismo de sua visão, Mike Marqusee está ombro a ombro com os espíritos de Isaac Deutscher e Edward Said." – , autor do City of Quartz. (pt)
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  • Mike Marqusee (/ˈmɑːrkəsi/; 27 January 1953 – 13 January 2015) was an American writer, journalist and political activist in London. Marqusee's first published work was the essay "Turn Left at Scarsdale", written when he was a sixteen-year-old high school student in New York and included in the 1970 collection "High School Revolutionaries". Marqusee's partner was the barrister Liz Davies. He died in January 2015, aged 61, of multiple myeloma. (en)
  • Mike Marqusee ( /ˈmɑːrkəsi/; 27 de janeiro de 1953 – 13 de janeiro de 2015) foi escritor, jornalista e ativista político norte-americano em Londres. Seu primeiro trabalho publicado foi o ensaio "Turn Left at Scarsdale", escrito quando era um estudante de dezesseis anos do ensino médio em Nova Iorque e incluído na coleção "High School Revolutionaries", de 1970. Sua parceira foi a advogada . Morreu em janeiro de 2015, aos 61 anos, de mieloma múltiplo. (pt)
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