Modern Classics Arrival and Departure

by Arthur Koestler

Book Overview

This was the third novel of Arthur Koestler's trilogy on ends and means - the other two are "The Gladiators" and "Darkness at Noon" - and the first he wrote in English. The central theme is the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140029583
• ISBN13: 9780140029581
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Psychology a la Koestler

Koestler was always facinated by the psychology of imprisonment and torture;what makes a person crack or hold out. Peter Slavek has escaped to Neutralia. He is a left wing agitator in a right wing state where he was tortured but managed to resist.The novel asks why. His childhood demons are explored, but can even this knowledge stop him from an almost pre programmed destiny. Koestler explores his themes well,though perhaps this book is a little dated as its time of supreme relevence have passed. But who knows when those days will return?

A Journey into the Mind

This book shows great incite into the human mind, and is an exciting story of a displaced character's time in a place called Neutralia. A great concept intertwined with an interesting plot, worth checking out.