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Arthur Koestler CBE (UK: / ˈ k ɜː s t l ər /, US: / ˈ k ɛ s t-/; German:; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest , and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years.
Darkness at Noon (German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by Austrian-Hungarian-born novelist Arthur Koestler, first published in 1940.His best known work, it is the tale of Rubashov, an Old Bolshevik who is arrested, imprisoned, and tried for treason against the government that he helped to create.
The book describes Koestler's time in the prison, in the company of numerous political prisoners - most of them Spanish Republicans. Prisoners lived under the constant threat of summary execution without trial, without warning and without even any evident logic in the choice of victims. Every morning, prisoners would wake to find that some of ...
The second half of the book is devoted to Koestler's time in the prison, in the company of numerous political prisoners – most of them Spanish Republicans. Prisoners lived under the constant threat of summary execution without trial, without warning and without any evident logic in the choice of victims. Every morning, prisoners would wake to ...
The murder trial for Fort Lauderdale periodontist Charlie Adelson began Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in a Leon County courtroom. Adelson is accused of orchestrating one of Tallahassee’s most shocking ...
Arthur Koestler, The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (1959), Hutchinson; First published in the United States by Macmillan in 1959; Published by Penguin Books in 1964; Reissued by Pelican Books in 1968; Reprinted by Peregrine Books in 1986; ISBN 0-14-055212-X; Reprinted by Arkana in 1989; ISBN 0-14-019246-8 [9]
For the record: 1:07 p.m. March 17, 2023: An earlier version of this story said that a second fire allegedly set by a co-conspirator burned a vacant lot.It burned two vacant units of a building. A ...
Opening statements were made Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in a Leon County courtroom for the trial against Charlie Adelson, accused of orchestrating one of Tallahassee’s most shocking crimes — the ...