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Darkness at Noon

Written by: Arthur Koestler
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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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.

Imprisoned by the political party to which he has dedicated his life, Nicolas Rubashov paces his prison cell, examining his life and remembering his tempestuos career. As the old intelligentsia is eradicated to make way for the new, he is psychologically tortured and forced to confess to preposterous crimes. Comparing himself to Moses, led to the Promised Land but refused entry, he sees only darkness at the end of his life, where once he saw such promise for humanity.

Frank Muller's narrative expertise is perfect for this haunting work. Rubashov's personal agony becomes Muller's as he presents Koestler's relevant and important questions.

©1968 Mrs. F.H.K. Henries (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLC Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Hungary
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"A remarkable book, a grimly fascinating interpretation of the logic of the Russian Revolution...a tense and subtly intellectualized drama." ( Times Literary Supplement)

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Not familiar with the history

I’m not very familiar with the revolution spoken of in this novel, so at times I it was a little difficult to follow.

It jumps back and forth from his cell to the past, and at times I was lost where he was and had to get my bearings.

Overall it was well done. The narrator was fantastic.

I feel it is more of a mans type of novel than a woman’s.

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Live Not by Lies

An ardent communist sells his soul to the party, then finds he can't get it back. A powerful precursor to Orwell and Solzhenitsyn's exposes of Soviet perfidy, hypocrisy, and brutality. Well written and performed.

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