Darkness at Noon

Recommended by Ben Domenech, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #16 in Communism, Ranked #53 in Russian History

The newly discovered lost text of Arthur Koestler’s modern masterpiece, Darkness at Noon—the haunting portrait of a revolutionary, imprisoned and tortured under totalitarian rule—is now restored and in a completely new translation.

Editor Michael Scammell and translator Philip Boehm bring us a brilliant novel, a remarkable discovery, and a new translation of an international classic.

In print continually since 1940, Darkness at Noon has been translated into over 30 languages and is both a stirring novel and a classic anti-fascist text. What...
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Ben Domenech A new translation of DARKNESS AT NOON takes what was always an important book and makes it great literature. https://t.co/ATmRSQTuaK (Source)


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