Francis Wheen

Francis Wheen (born 22 January 1957) is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster best known for his biography of Karl Marx, which won the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 1999, and his collected journalism Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies, which earned the Orwell Prize in 2003.com. He has also written notable works such as Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography and How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World, with his Guardian column winning Columnist of the Year in 1996. Birthdays.