Noc o polednách - Podvratný politický román – Koestler Arthur (2023)

The previous edition of this extraordinary political thriller did not come from the German original but from a contemporary amateur English translation. It lacked entire paragraphs and was marred by erroneous interpretations. Its source was an early version of the text, not the definitive authorial version. Only recently has Koestler's original, considered lost since 1940, been discovered. It has a sharper impression, the story is tighter, the dialogues more impactful, and the tone more ironic. It’s as if we are looking at a painting from which a layer of dust has been removed, and the colors and shapes have emerged in much clearer light. What makes this novel so stirring? It shows how many of us allow our judgment to be clouded by suggestive ideologies, how an appealing vision can blind us, and how political beliefs can outweigh human solidarity. The message of the book is clear: Let us be very careful not to fall into self-deception! Night at Noon, one of the most significant political novels in the history of mankind, expresses Koestler's courageously advocated opinion that, in the long run, a harmful truth is better than a useful lie. In today's divided society, those whose relationship to reality is only mediated are strongly represented, and therefore...