Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

Arthur Koestlerâ€™s timeless classic, Darkness at Noon, first published in 1941, is a powerful and haunting portrait of a Soviet revolutionary who is imprisoned and tortured under Stalinâ€™s rule.

Of all of Arthur Koestlerâ€™s works, none demonstrates more vividly his narrative power and uncompromising clarity of vision than this seminal work of twentieth century literature. â€œDarkness at Noon is the sort of novel that transcends ordinary limitationsâ€¦written with such dramatic power, with such warmth of feeling, and with such persuasive simplicityâ€ (The New York Times, 1941).

Set during Stalinâ€™s Moscow show trials of the 1930s, Darkness at Noon is an unforgettable portrait of an aging revolutionary, Nicholas Rubashov, who is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the very Party to which he has dedicated his life. As the pressure increases to confess to committing preposterous crimes, 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 manâ€™s solitary agony, Darkness at Noon asks questions about ends and means that have relevance not only for the past, but for the perilous present. It is, as the Times Literary Supplement has declared, â€œA 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.â€
Country USA
Brand Audible
Manufacturer Recorded Books
Binding Audible Audiobook
Format Unabridged
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Audible
Manufacturer	Recorded Books
Binding	Audible Audiobook
Format	Unabridged
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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