{"product_id":"9781453234976","title":"The Naked God: The Writer and the Communist Party","description":"\u003cb\u003eFast’s book on his break with the Communist Party, and a riveting tribute to the importance of justice and beauty over dogma and rigidity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Naked God\u003c\/i\u003e is Howard Fast’s public repudiation of the Communist Party, of which he was a devoted member for thirteen years until reading about the full scope of atrocities committed by the Soviet Union under Stalin. The bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCitizen Tom Paine\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard Fast lent his writing talents and celebrity to the communist cause as a steadfast advocate and public figure. However, he felt increasingly ill at ease with the superior manner Party leaders took with rank-and-file members and with rumors of Soviet anti-Semitism. In his first book after officially leaving the Party in 1956, Howard Fast explores the reasons he joined and his long inner struggle with a political movement in which he never felt he truly belonged. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128740069616,"sku":"9781453234976","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453234976_p0.jpg?v=1769907845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453234976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}