At the Cafe

While Malatesta was hiding from the police he regularly went to a cafe
in Ancona, Italy. He had shaved off his usual beard but he was still
taking a risk. Especially as this wasn't an anarchist cafe, but had a
variety of customers including the local policeman. The conversations
he had in this cafe became the basis for the dialogues that make up
this book. For the first time in English, Malatesta, in his usual
commonsense and matter-of-fact style, sets out and critically analyses
the arguments for and against anarchism. Translated by Paul
Nursey-Bray, this is a classic defence of anarchism that anticipates
the rise of nationalism, fascism and communism.