Arthur Koestler
1985, 1st edition. London : Oswald Wolff. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #402196
ISBN: 0854960899
Physical description: xv, 176 pages ; 21 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 1.The Koestler life: an arrow in the Twentieth Century -- 2.Silhouettes of history: The Gladiators -- 3.The mind on trial: Darkness at Noon -- 4.Therapy, aesthetics, and the devine: Arrival and Departure -- 5.Old means and a new end: Thieves in the Night -- 6.The Pathology of faith: The Age of Longing and Twilight Bar -- 7.Doubts and fatigue: The Call-Girls and five stories. Subjects: Koestler, Arthur 1905-1983 Criticism and interpretation; Authors, English 20th century; Biography; Fiction in English Koestler, Arthur Biographies.
Price: €65.00