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Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon | Arthur Koestler
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Trace
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Easy to see why this novel is routinely referenced along with “1984” and “Brave New World”.

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A fictional portrayal of an aging revolutionary, this novel is a powerful commentary on the nightmare politics of the troubled 20th century. Born in Hungary in 1905, a defector from the Communist Party in 1938, and then arrested in both Spain and France for his political views, Arthur Koestler writes from a wealth of personal experience...

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HannaPolkadots
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Thanks for the tag @Lcsmcat ! #7days7books day 3.

Seven books that left a deep impression on me and changed me.

@emtobiasz - do you want to play?😀

emtobiasz Ooh, I‘ll have to look around the house— thanks for the tag! 5y
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Jeeva4
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TimSpalding
DARKNESS AT NOON | Arthur Koestler
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#cataloging I love the misleading covers of this era.

Leftcoastzen Love early Signets , low number? 6y
TimSpalding @Leftcoastzen Yes, I think. Already packed in a box, alas. 6y
ianreeds That's funny! Makes me think of the Moby Dick I picked up yesterday, which was less misleading, however; more campy. 5y
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Jas16
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HannaPolkadots Such an awesome read!😍 8y
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andrew61
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#RockinMay #BackintheUSSR
I looked on my solitary bookcase for my Russian books. Darkness at noon was a favourite book ive read a few times, there is the usual suspects of dostoyevsky and bulgakov, and the one im reading now courtesy of a litsy recommend.

saresmoore Ooh, I haven't read Darkness at Noon, but I'll take this as a recommendation! 8y
andrew61 @saresmoore I'd definitely recommend although it's a while since i read it. 8y
Moray_Reads Four great books! 8y
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quirkyreader I like the Penguin cover. 8y
andrew61 @quirkyreader it makes me feel old as i bought it from new @90p. The picture according to back cover is Francis Bacon 'Man in blue V 1954' 8y
HannaPolkadots This is such a great read! I buy it everytime I find it (which is way too seldom), and give it away to anyone who promises to read it. 8y
batsy Gosh I haven't read any of these. Crime and Punishment! How have I not read it! (I think I read an abridged for-kids version when I was younger.) Every year I tell myself "this will be the year" and then I inevitably put it aside for other books. I swear, this will be the year... 8y
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PandaPanda
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This is actually my husband's book but the only thing I could find for #BackInTheUSSR. Looks super interesting, set in a Russian jail during Stalin. I may have to move this up to my TBR shelf... #RockInMay @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Hubby to the rescue!!! I've never thought of checking my hubs titles for book challenges- good 💡 8y
PandaPanda @Cinfhen he enjoys helping I think! Gets to look at his books and think about reading them again. 8y
TrishB @Cinfhen I always get the family involved! 8y
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DARKNESS AT NOON | Arthur Koestler

Satan, on the contrary, is thin, ascetic and a fanatical devotee of logic. He reads Machiavelli, Ignatius of Loyola, Marx and Hegel; he is cold and unmerciful to mankind, out of a kind of mathematical mercifulness. He is damned always to do that which is most repugnant to him: to become a slaughterer, in order to abolish slaughtering, to sacrifice lambs so that no more lambs may be slaughtered...

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The enduring moments of torture that Rubashov is subjected to are both horrific and vivid. Based during the time of Stalin's purges in Russia, Rubashov dedicated his life to The Party, which was against Stalin, and it is this same Party that tries him for war crimes throughout the text.