The story of Koestler's imprisonment in France in 1940, his escape and his extraordinary and adventurous journey to the safety of London, which unfolds like some travel nightmare by Kafka. The 'scum of the earth' are those heroic individuals, like Koestler himself, who had fought the tide of fascism and come to live in liberal France under the mistaken impression that they would be safe.
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Product details
ISBN
9780907871491
Published
2006-08-25
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
288
Author