And Marx Was Silent in Darwin's Garden

“And Marx kept silent in Darwin’s garden” can be placed alongside works by Florian Illies—“1913. Summer of an entire century,” “Love in the Age of Hatred.” This book is about the interconnection of people, culture, and an era—about two geniuses who changed the course of human history forever. Filled with historical, scientific, and social facts, the novel reveals the lives of Marx and Darwin from a new perspective. The reader will learn not only about their philosophy and discoveries, but also get to know them as people with their own weaknesses and shortcomings. England, 1881. Charles Darwin and Karl Marx live only a few miles apart. Both changed the world forever through their works: one through evolution, the other through revolution. They both know it and are proud of it. And yet they suffer from insomnia and melancholy. One evening, for the first time, they meet over dinner. Their discussion quickly shifts to God and justice, and inevitably a quarrel breaks out, ending the evening in scandal. But did this meeting really happen?