Book Description
Originally published in 1941, Arthur Koestler's modern masterpiece, Darkness At Noon, is a powerful and haunting portrait of a Communist revolutionary caught in the vicious fray of the Moscow show trials of the late 1930s.
During Stalin's purges, Nicholas Rubashov, an aging revolutionary, is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the party he has devoted his life to. Under mounting pressure to confess to crimes he did not commit, Rubashov relives a career that embodies the ironies and betrayals of a revolutionary dictatorship that believes it is an instrument of liberation.
A seminal work of twentieth-century literature, Darkness At Noon is a penetrating exploration of the moral danger inherent in a system that is willing to enforce its beliefs by any means necessary.
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The view from inside the dustbin of history.......2007-10-04
Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon", his magnum opus, is more than just a book. It is not a novel, nor is it an essay; it is a memory and an experience, a warning and a vision. It takes the reader into a nightmare world that is nevertheless real, an alternative history that is more history than alternative, and if he has a sensitivity to questions of history and politics, it is sure to be imprinted on his mind forever. In summary, it's one of the most powerful political books of the 20th Century.
The theme of the book is the experience of Stalinism, in particular the Stalinist Great Purges and the show trials during the late 1930s. Arthur Koestler himself was a Party socialist for much of his life, and only left the Soviet Union in 1938. Having known many of the Old Bolsheviks personally, he saw the state of the revolution taken over by Stalin and his henchmen, and witnessed the slow (and sometimes fast) destruction of the revolutionary old guard.
It's the experiences of this infamous Great Terror of communism, seen from the eyes of a communist, that form the basic of this book. The plot is rather limited in scope: the protagonist, N.S. Rubashov (probably loosely modelled after Bukharin), is arrested for 'counterrevolutionary crimes', and spends the rest of the book in prison, being interrogated and prepared for the inevitable show trial. This of itself is not particularly clever, but that is not the core of the book.
The real core of the book is Rubashov's fundamental theoretical paradoxical position: all his life he has believed in submitting the "subjectivity" of the individual to the demands of the Party, in the knowledge that they were building a future for mankind. All his life he has believed in History working its will, in the inevitable eventual victory of the right over the wrong. Yet now this same history has taken a turn, and he and the works of his generation are destroyed by the progeny of his own revolution. His interrogators, first the cynical intellectual Ivanov and later the farmer's son-turned-cadre Gletkin, want him to sign a series of damning confessions that are palpably false, which all parties involved know. Yet if the Party demands this of him, if this indeed is the will of History, can he resist? And moreover, how is it possible to begin with that the revolution led to the terror of "No. 1", the totalitarian Party leader?
Through a series of short but thrilling scenes in interrogation and longer periods of reflection, monologue interieure, and flashbacks, the downfall of a committed revolutionary and intellectual and his generation are painted as vividly and profoundly as one could demand of literature. This book is more powerful than Orwell's "1984" and yet more understanding than any of the common anti-communist works of the last century; it is a testament, dedicated to the generation of Trotsky, Bukharin, Rykov, Tomsky, Rakovsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, and all the other fighters for socialism at the birth of that bloodiest of centuries.
Chilling look at results of socialist revolution.......2007-09-27
Koestler motivates a terrific theme of the dehumanization of man through assimilation by the state. The protagonist, Rubashov, takes us through memories that lead us to realize that we could all be delinquents of a socialist state. His feelings begin with understanding for the revolution and support of the positive changes the revolution brought along. The feelings become more of a Randian nature as Rubashov realizes the great error of the people.
The thematic quality of the book is near that of any of Ayn Rand's novels while the prose surpasses even Rand's greatest. This is a must read for any with love for twentieth century literature; or anyone who has felt the link to self exhibited in the Randian philosophy.
An all-time classic.......2007-08-21
This book is a must-read. Anyone who thinks they know what freedom is needs to see the opposite end of the spectrum to really understand the depths of totalitarianism. This book does that superbly.
Self-Destructive Fanaticism Still Lives.......2007-07-03
With the collapse of Marxism-Leninism in Europe after 1989, many people might think the nightmare totalitarian world Koestler describes no longer exists, but unfortunately the mentality that Rubashov embodies in which he willingly destroys himself because of a perverted identification with a monstrous ideology still lives. Rubashov ponders, as he faces his own termination due to "political divergences" whether it is true that "the ends justify the means". However, in our modern, post-Communist world, this idea still motivates a lot of people. On a small scale, we have seen animal rights or anti-abortion activists carry out terrorist attacks against those who they view as "the enemy" (regardless of the justice of those causes) using the same justification. On a world-wide scale, we now see Islamic terrorism thriving, claiming that mass slaughter of people is a way to bring "redemption to mankind" (e.g. Sayid Qutb-the Egyptian theologian of Islamic terror). We even see Western "liberals" trying to "understand the frustration" of those who are committing these atrocities. Has mankind really learned anything?
What particularly drew my attention in Koestler's story is his description about what imprisonment in solitary confinement for long periods of time is like. This is in addition to his relating to the reader what facing a politically-motivated death sentence is like (Koestler himself experienced this in Spain during the Civil War there so this is really authentic). The narrowing of the sensory world of the prisoner makes one feel ecstatic at simply seeing a patch of blue sky or birds flying. Reading this books is both a depressing experience but it also makes one appreciate living in freedom. I daily thank my ancestors for getting out of Russia 100 years ago. We all owe Koestler a debt of thanks for pointing out what can happen when human morality is thrown in the junk-pile. Possibly the finest novel of the 20th century.
Penalty is Death - Guilty of Political Divergencies.......2007-05-11
A faded photograph on the wall depicts the bearded, solemn, serious men that were the delegates to the first Congress of the Party. It is decades later and only a few like Comrade Nicolas Salmanovitch Rubashov have survived. Late one night Rubashov is awakened, arrested, and taken to cell number 404. Like so many others, he now expects to be interrogated, tortured, and shot. Harsh steps echo down the prison corridor toward his cell, but this time it is only the guard bringing soup.
Darkness at Noon is an authentic and chilling look at Stalin's Russia in the late 1930s. Arthur Koestler, formerly a member of the Communist Party, completed this superb historical fiction in Paris as WWII was just beginning. In a short forward he says that the characters in this book are fictitious, but that the historical circumstances which determined their actions are real. The life of the man N. S. Rubashov is a synthesis of the lives of a number of men that were victims of the so-called Moscow Trials. Several of them were personally known to the author. He dedicates this book to their memory.
Suffering from a toothache, subjected to endless interrogation, deprived of sleep, Rubashov struggles to delay his inevitable, final confession. He questions his own past and motivations. Was he unconsciously disloyal? Is he guilty? Does it matter whether he is guilty? Should he remain silent, argue, or simply capitulate?
Rubashov finds meaning in politics, history, and philosophy. We see him wrestling with the meaning of suffering, senseless suffering versus meaningful suffering. We sympathize with him as he questions the morality of betraying his life-long beliefs, despite his recognition that he himself has been betrayed. He clearly knows that he is guilty of betraying others. In his exhausted and muddled state, his motivation for living seems driven by a desire to explore more fully a new idea, the law of the relative maturity of the masses. He only needs time to sort out his questions and to resolve his doubts.
Koestler reveals much about Rubashov through flashbacks. We recognize that Rubashov's own ethics and morality were undermined as he participated in the destruction of well-meaning, loyal party members that unintentionally became guilty of political divergencies. He allowed his lover to be imprisoned, and even joined the chorus that condemned her. Nonetheless, Koestler persuades us to have sympathy for Rubashov, now a victim of his own ideology.
I was unfamiliar with Arthur Koestler and I was unprepared when I opened this little book. I was captivated as Rubashov gradually awoke from a disturbing dream of betrayal, only to discover that he was being awakened by the secret police. I carried Darkness at Noon to work and shared it with a colleague. His teenage son was the next reader. Darkness at Noon is a classic that you will share with others.
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This splendid novel is set in the tumultuous Soviet Union of the 1930s during the treason trials. Rubashov, the protagonist and a hero of the revolution, is arrested and jailed for things he has not done, though there is much about the current Soviet state that veered from his ideals as a revolutionary. His investigators, Ivanov and Gletkin, seek a public confession and interrogate him using a number of methods. Through the ordeal, Rubashov reaches an epiphany or two while his interrogators suffer the cruel fate of the Soviet machine. Darkness at Noon succeeds as political/historical novel, but even more so as a refreshing tale of the human spirit.
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Darkness At Noon stands as an unequaled fictional portrayal of the nightmare politics of our time. Its hero is an aging revolutionary, imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the Party to which he has dedicated his life. As the pressure to confess preposterous crimes increases, he re-lives a career that embodies the terrible ironies and human betrayals of a totalitarian movement masking itself as an instrument of deliverance. Almost unbearably vivid in its depiction of one man's solitary agony, Darkness At Noon asks questions about ends and means that have relevance not only for the past but for the perilous present. It is--as the Times Literary Supplement has declared--"A remarkable book, a grimly fascinating interpretation of the logic of the Russian Revolution, indeed of all revolutionary dictatorships, and at the same time a tense and subtly intellectualized drama..."
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Brilliantly demonstrates the errors of communist ideology.......2007-08-15
Only a former communist like this brilliant author could get under the skin of a true dyed in the wool communist like Rubashov, the protagonist in this novel, to expose just how bankrupt is communism.
The novel portrays the imprisonment, torture, confession, show-trial, and execution of the fictional Rubashov who just happens to be one of the founders of the communist state that does all this to him. What I found striking about the novel is that rather than take the easy route of portraying Rubashov as a sympathetic victim of totalitarian oppression who either is totally unblameworthy and persecuted by the state or who -- although deserving blame for his predicament because he helped cause the state to come into existence -- comes to a realization of his errors and realizes the evil he has helped to create, Koestler instead portrays Rubashov as so blinded by the communist ideology that he has chosen to follow that even as he is being led to his execution after a long imprisonment during which he spends the entire time going over his life dedicated to the spreading communist ideology he still cannot grasp the fatal flaws of his chosen ideology. In fact, it seems that every time something happens to Rubashov that plainly shows that his chosen ideology is bankrupt he just becomes more firmly embedded in his mistaken beliefs. This is symbolized by his reflexive polishing of his prince-nez -- the symbol of his communist ideology -- throughout the novel whenever something bad happens as a result of his beliefs; said prince-nez falling to the ground and shattering seconds before his execution.
The true genius of this novel, however, is that Koestler shows us these flaws without beating us over the head in an Ayn Rand-like manner. Koestler subtly shows the reader these flaws by just letting the reader hear Rubashov speak in his "own words" so to speak. The really funny thing is that Rubashov, who is obviously a fiercely intelligent person, is so blinded by his ideological maxims and historical laws that he simply is incapable of seeing the errors in his thinking that have led to his predicament. Koestler does a fantastic job in portraying Rubashov's intellectual confusion so that the reader can see what Rubashov cannot see without Koestler even having to specifically give voice to any counterarguments to communism whatsoever. Thanks to this novel I have a better understanding of how the so-called intelligentsia has always been so susceptible to such a moronic ideology as communism.
The Mentality Described by Koestler Still Lives.......2007-06-30
With the collapse of Marxism-Leninism in Europe after 1989, many people might think the nightmare totalitarian world Koestler describes no longer exists, but unfortunately the mentality that Rubashov embodies in which he willingly destroys himself because of a perverted identification with a monstrous ideology still lives. Rubashov ponders, as he faces his own termination due to "political divergences" whether it is true that "the ends justify the means". However, in our modern, post-Communist world, this idea still motivates a lot of people. On a small scale, we have seen animal rights or anti-abortion activists carry out terrorist attacks against those who they view as "the enemy" (regardless of the justice of those causes) using the same justification. On a world-wide scale, we now see Islamic terrorism thriving, claiming that mass slaughter of people is a way to bring "redemption to mankind" (e.g. Sayid Qutb-the Egyptian theologian of Islamic terror). We even see Western "liberals" trying to "understand the frustration" of those who are committing these atrocities. Has mankind really learned anything?
What particularly drew my attention in Koestler's story is his description about what imprisonment in solitary confinement for long periods of time is like. This is in addition to his relating to the reader what facing a politically-motivated death sentence is like (Koestler himself experienced this in Spain during the Civil War there so this is really authentic). The narrowing of the sensory world of the prisoner makes one feel ecstatic at simply seeing a patch of blue sky or birds flying. Reading this books is both a depressing experience but it also makes one appreciate living in freedom. I daily thank my ancestors for getting out of Russia 100 years ago. We all owe Koestler a debt of thanks for pointing out what can happen when human morality is thrown in the junk-pile. Possibly the finest novel of the 20th century.
Great anti-totalitarian novel.......2007-05-29
This is one of the great anti-Stalinist novels. In my opinion it ranks right up there with 1984 as a literary examination of the internal workings of totalitarianism and as an exploration of the authoritarian mentality. It tells the story of Rubashov, a high-ranking communist party official in a fictional country that is clearly modeled on Stalin's Soviet Union. I have read that the character of Rubashov is largely based on Nikolai Bukharin, the old-guard revolutionary who was arrested during the Stalinist terror and executed following a public show-trial.
Rubashov has been arrested for counter-revolutionary activities and attempting to assassinate the country's leader, who is referred to throughout the novel as No. 1. This is more than the simple story of one man's imprisonment. Through Rubashov's diary entries, reminiscences, and conversations with his accusers, Koestler explores some of the most fundamental political issues of the day. Rubashov himself, having been indoctrinated to serve the party and subsume his own individual will to the party's directives, ironically sympathizes with his accusers. Throughout his political life he has never questioned the assumption that the ends always justify the means and that moral principles have no place in the realm of politics. One of the chief elements of suspense throughout the book is whether Rubashov will ultimately come to denounce this political philosophy which views human beings purely as dispensable instruments to be exploited in the pursuit of the party's objectives.
Overall, this book deserves its reputation as one of the great works of 20th century literature. I think that it is indispensable reading for those interested in the Stalinist terror or in totalitarianism more generally. But Koestler also deals with more universal questions, such as individual freedom vs. the collective will, the ultimate ends of political life, praxis vs. theory, and the meaning of morality. Perhaps one of the most impressive aspects of the book is Koestler's even-handed treatment of the justifications for totalitarianism. Rubashov's accusers are truly persuaded of the justness of their methods and convictions. Rubashov himself in his diaries writes a fairly sophisticated intellectual defense of the methods to which he is now being subjected. Even though Koestler is ultimately sympathetic to Western liberalism, he resists the urge to portray Rubashov's accusers as inhuman.
If this isn't enough of an enticement to read the book, I should add that it is a very quick read! For those wishing to read more about the Stalinist terror, I would recommend Eugenia Ginzburg's Journey Into the Whirlwind and the memoir of Bukharin's widow, Anna Larina, This I Cannot Forget.
Contradictory, yet consistent. Whole. Beautiful........2007-04-24
What is this book? It is so many different things: it is both savage indictment of the Soviet socialist state and a partial defense of its leaders. It is a tale of life in death and death in life, of imprisonment and of being set free. It is an incredibly intellectual defense of certain breeds of anti-intellectualism. It is both fiction and philosophy. It is a repository of incredibly black, yet unfailingly humanistic humor. It is an exploration of differing strains of morality. It is about collectivism and individuality. It is, in many ways, a Dostoevsky redux. It is an account of the psychology of imprisonment (which Koestler, who had been jailed for political reasons, knows well). It is a debate about the worth of communism as an idea and as a practice. Koestler comes to no easy conclusions. He gives a shocking amount of credit to the ideas that he attacks. He attacks, to a shocking extent, the concepts which he most treasures. There are no cookie-cutter villains in this book; Koestler condemns horrifying ideas and practices at the same time as he humanizes their perpetrators. In this manner, Koestler depicts the Stalinist regime; he shows the reader how that regime was possible. Some of Koestler's reasoning is probably flawed. He fails to take into account the individual desire for power. But that does not matter; that desire is known and emphasized, perhaps overemphasized, in official histories anyway. Koestler tackles desires that are not part of the official record because those who held those desires lost.
Darkness at Noon was first published in 1940, nine years before 1984. It tackles many of the same themes as 1984. It is better than 1984.
Please--read it.
This is really a phenomenal book.......2006-11-17
Nikolai Rubashov, a noted Bolshevist, revolutionary, and philospher, finds himself in a Stalinist Russia he has difficulty reconciling with the image of communism he helped form. The book tracks his thought process as Rubashov, arrested on varying charges of treason, is given time to pace his cell, relive past misgivings, and contemplate whether it is truly the new "Neanderthaler" regime or he himself who is in the wrong.
This book is not, as some have suggested, polemical. It is, especially for anybody who knows little about the deep philosophical groundwork for communist Russia, tremendously interesting and intricate. Koestler takes the reader on a tense, thoughtful, and philosophically provocative journey through the mind of this man, who, even in his old age, even as he is at grave risk of execution for crimal activities that he at one point did support, is still unsure as to whether he is in the right.
It is not an easy question to answer, and as Rubashov grapples with his two vastly differing basises for his moral choices, the reader is provoked to question his own moral system as well. Communist philosophy, which, as Rubashov himself puts it at one point, has replaced decency with reason, can be tremendously alluring. As much as the book may argue against Rubashov's situation, it leaves the reader to form his own opinion of this philosophical system, a system very convincingly spoken for by several of the characters in the novel.
This is a book that can truly change the way you look at things. It questions most of your conceptions not only of communism, but of good and bad. But this book is not dense philosophy. The philosophy is weaved seemlessly into this intellectual thriller of sorts until one is more mesmerized by the arguments than the plot itself. It is gripping book, dark and thoughtful, a book you really ought to read.
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An all-time classic on Stalinist oppression.......2007-02-12
Written by a Hungarian victim and a survivor of Stalinist terror, the book is a classic historical/literary expose of the Soviet secret police and its brutal camps and prisons.
Highly recommended.
The Utopian Nightmare Of Rubashov: A Must Read!.......2006-12-19
Koestler's "Darkness at Noon," is a highly recommended novel. Having first read the novel in high school, and then college; I have always believed the book to be one of the great works of literature in the 20th century. I don't rank novels, therefore, I really don't care where the novel is placed in regards to rankings, however, it is definitely a must read. Especially concerning the content of the novel itself: blind loyalty, and obedience at any cost. These themes have been with us for a long time, and they are sure to be with us in the future. The novel deals with the main protagonist, Rubashov. Like the purges of the 1930s under Stalin, Rubashov finds that he is now the only one left of the 'old guard,' and No.1, whom the book refers to as the leader, [a reference no doubt to Stalin], has placed him under arrest for a non-existent crime. Yet Rubashov, who helped put No. 1 in power feels compelled to accept his fate.
Rubashov, was from the old guard and he has outlived his usefullness. Rubashov does not believe that he is guilty of the crimes levied against him; however, like the real-life Bukharin [ordered to be executed by Stalin during the purges in the 1930s] he has no animosity toward No.1., whom he has faithfully served. For example, while he is confined to his cell, he begins to contemplate the past. Remembering other members of the old guard that had already been executed by the regime, on orders from No.1, his inner thoughts in the novel are that he does not hate the leader. Rubashov even goes so far as to rationalize that the old guard had been killed because they were indeed guilty of their crimes.
Moreover, as you read the novel, you begin to see that Rubashov understands his fate. He knows from experience that the party, and No.1 in particular will not allow him to be spared. There is no compassion in this party he has dedicated his life to. Further, No.1, could not allow any loose ends: Rubashov knows the leader very well, and he knows where all the bodies are buried so to speak, therefore, he must disappear. Also, when you realize that no matter what Rubashov says, or what confession he gives, the state does not see him as an individual, but as a number: A statistic. I always liked the line he gave when he signed his confession: "an absurd yet necessary comedy."
Also, in the novel, I liked the way that Koestler was able to allow the reader to try and empathize with Rubashov. Rubashov's guilt began to weigh heavily on his mind during his imprisonment, and he eventually accepted the false confession against him as a necessary rite of his own redemption. During his imprisonment, Rubashov began to question not only his own role in the creation of the state he has once served , but concluded that everything that the state represented was cancerous. Rubashov goes on to describe the present condition of the Party he had served so faithfully as a defective history covered with "festering sores." Rubashov knew that the creation of a Utopian society has gone horribly astray. [As many in Soviet Russia also must have become aware] and that the individual was irrelevant, and the state was all that mattered now. In the novel, Rubashov repeatedly struggled with this thought. I highly recommend the novel, it is not a difficult read, and it very well-written.
Not Full of Physical Torture, But Mind Torture Passes to Reader [8].......2006-12-11
Slavic literature is often gray and depressing. This novel is not different.
The protagonist, Rubashov, is the focus of the entire story. He is a Party leader who is a political prisoner of the Party. As an ideologue, he wishes to expand the Communist world beyond the borders of the USSR -- beyond the 10% worldwide population, beyond the 25% of the world's terrain. The Party, on the other hand, seeks to survive against the other 90%, and must squelch his propaganda and those among him. So, he is imprisoned and has a choice of being administratively tried (straight to death without a court), or proceed with the sham of a court system. He sits and stews over this decision, and chooses the latter.
Rubashov's dialogue is limited to a friendly inquisitor, Ivanov, a less than friendly inquisitor, Gletkin, and a few other prisoners, to whom he engages in a wonderful tapping code.
Thankfully, there is no physical torture while the Party seeks for him to admit to crazy accusations -- including the failed attempt to assassinate "Number 1." After sleep deprivation, and a clear vision of where his fighting would lead, . . . a bundle of evidence for trial is provided. The sham is buttressed with fictional statements. To the point where the fiction becomes reality as only the fiction is being recorded.
At the beginning, the futility of arguing with the bureaucracy created by the Revolution is well explained. He seeks to buy cigarettes in prison, but cannot as he has no vouchers. He must convert cash to vouchers. But, because his money was taken when imprisoned, he has nothing to convert to vouchers. When complaining about this situation, the guard tells him to write to the warden. But, he cannot write to warden because he has no paper or pencil. Why not? Because pencils and paper can only be attained by using vouchers.
Koestler was a political prisoner during his life, and I must believe that some of the realities played in this story mirror or parallel his own experiences.
After decades, this piece is more telling than even Koestler could have imagined. Just a few months ago, Sen. Patrick Leahy stated, "Today, we are belatedly addressing the single most consequential provision of this much-discussed bill, a provision that can be found buried on page 81 of the proposed bill. This provision would perpetuate the indefinite detention of hundreds of individuals against whom the Government has brought no charges and presented no evidence, without any recourse to justice whatsoever. That is un-American, and it is contrary to American interests. . ." Sep. 22, 2006 letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Interestingly, at the end, Gletkin tells Rubashov that his ideals will only become honorable (and he will become a martyr) when truth is revealed generations later. After years of repression, the Party will be reviewed with a jaundiced eye, Gletkin admits. As this novel is based upon Russian events, the inevitable demise of Koestler's Party (Stalin's Russia) took far too long. Let us hope that Sen. Leahy and others can shorten the time for revelation.
This Rapist Could Write..........2005-12-16
Arthur Koestler was a scumbag. He was also a damned good writer. Such is the complexity of humanity. This book is absolutely excellent, difficult to put down, and a fitting companion piece to other works that criticize the hugely bloody farce that Lenin and Stalin made of the Soviet Union.
Fabulous!.......2005-10-18
This book is amazing! It is so detailed and darkly moving - a great novel for someone who isn't looking for a generic, run-of-the-mill book. It is written wonderfully and Koestler does a fantastic job of detailing the prison life of Rubashov, his main character. A warning, though - this book is not a happy book. It is incredibly perceptive and insightful, but quite depressing.
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Fictional account of the Moscow Trials.
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Darkness at Noon.......2007-06-09
This book needs no review, it is a classic and a must read for anyone who considers themself a "reader." The story is of his disenfranchisement from the Communist party in the 1940's. Gripping
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