Additional Resources for Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler

Darkness at Noon For Further Reading

Berdyaev, Nicolas, The Origin of Russian Communism, translated by R. M. French, Robert Maclehose, 1937.

Berdyaev explains the beginnings of the Communist Party and the background to Stalin's dictatorship.

Calder, Jenni, Chronicles of Conscience: A Study of George Orwell and Arthur Koestler, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1968.

Calder compares two of the most influential twentieth-century writers on totalitarianism.

Levene, Mark, Arthur Koestler, Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1984.

Levene's literary biography of Koestler places Darkness at Noon in the context of the author's life and the political climate at the time.

Pearson, Sidney A., Aruthur Koestler, G. K. Hall, 1978.

Chapter four of Pearson's book provides a concise and helpful breakdown of the major themes and structural elements of Koestler's novel.

Tucker, Robert C., and Stephen F. Cohen, eds., The Great Purge Trial, Grosset & Dunlap,...
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