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Koestler – The Indispensable Intellectual

Michael Scammell discusses his acclaimed biography of Arthur Koestler –– writer, journalist and author of Darkness at Noon, one of the finest political novels of the 20th century.

Published: January 28, 2010 Author: To reserve a place call or email

When: Tuesday, 16. February 2010 1pm
Where: London, Free Word Center
Contact: To reserve a place call or email (bookings@freewordonline.com / 0207 324 2570)
More info: www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/01/koestler-the-indespensible-intellectual/

Koestler was witness to some of the major events of his day: a young communist who turned against Stalin after the first show trials, an early chronicler of Zionism, a prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, a refugee from Nazi Europe. Koestler was ahead of his time: an intellectual and visionary, whose novels, non-fiction and adventurous life story are a fascinating chronicle of the last century.

Michael Scammell is the award-winning author of Solzhenitsyn, A Biography. He has translated numerous books from Russian, including Nabokov’s The Defense. He is the founder and first editor of Index on Censorship and is a vice president of International PEN. He teaches at Columbia University.

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