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Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Weight
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Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
0553265954
Book Title
Darkness at Noon
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Item Length
6.9 in
Publication Year
1984
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Arthur Koestler
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Legal, General, Historical
Item Weight
4 Oz
Item Width
4.1 in
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553265954
ISBN-13
9780553265958
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18045

Product Key Features

Book Title
Darkness at Noon
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Legal, General, Historical
Publication Year
1984
Genre
Fiction
Author
Arthur Koestler
Format
Mass Market

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
4 Oz
Item Length
6.9 in
Item Width
4.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Synopsis
Darkness At Noonstands as an unequaled fictional portrayal of the nightmare politics of our time. Its hero is an aging revolutionary, imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the Party to which he has dedicated his life. As the pressure to confess preposterous crimes increases, he re-lives a career that embodies the terrible ironies and human betrayals of a totalitarian movement masking itself as an instrument of deliverance. Almost unbearably vivid in its depiction of one man's solitary agony,Darkness At Noonasks questions about ends and means that have relevance not only for the past but for the perilous present. It is-as theTimes Literary Supplementhas declared-"A remarkable book, a grimly fascinating interpretation of the logic of the Russian Revolution, indeed of all revolutionary dictatorships, and at the same time a tense and subtly intellectualized drama..."

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    • A classic!

      A faded photograph on the wall depicts the bearded, solemn, serious men that were the delegates to the first Congress of the Party. It is decades later and only a few like Comrade Nicolas Salmanovitch Rubashov have survived. Late one night Rubashov is awakened, arrested, and taken to cell number 404. Like so many others, he now expects to be interrogated, tortured, and shot. Harsh steps echo down the prison corridor toward his cell, but this time it is only the guard bringing soup. Darkness at Noon is an authentic and chilling look at Stalin's Russia in the late 1930s. Arthur Koestler, formerly a member of the Communist Party, completed this superb historical fiction in Paris as WWII was just beginning. In a short forward he says that the characters in this book are fictitious, but that ...

    • Very Realistic Description of pre-Execution of a Loyal Party Member During the Terror of '37-'38

      To really appreciate the conditions surrounding this situation one should read one or more of the recent biographies on Stalin. The one I really like is Stalin by Oleg V Khlevniuk, 2015. Koestler is a master in describing the psychiatric breakdown experienced by a prisoner in a very short time when deprived of sleep, made to answer to questions for hours at a time, and finally wish they were dead to just get it over with. The Terror started in Aug 1937 and trailed off after Nov 1938 after over 700,000 Russians suspected of obstructionism had been shot. At the end of '38 there were more ex-Communists that there were active Communist Party members. Obstructionism was the charge made of the prisoner in this story. Stalin was paranoid about the possible "5th Column" plotting against him and ...

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    • great book!!

      Koestler is a very smart psychological author, who captivates the reader while telling a chilling tale of a world that exists even to this day. THe best part about it all..is that this book is for now...timeless. If you like this, check out his non-fiction work, THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE.

    • Great book

      Very thought provoking in the days we live in. Only complaint is the back top corner of the book is missing but it's no big deal when you only spend a couple bucks on a used book.

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    • Apt.

      Interesting book written from an interesting point of view.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks