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(0)Arthur Koestler
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A fictional portrayal of an aging revolutionary, this novel is a powerful commentary on the nightmare politics of the troubled 20th century. Born in Hungary in 1905, a defector from the Communist Party in 1938, and then arrested in both Spain and France for his political views, Arthur Koestler writes from a wealth of personal experience. Imprisoned by the political party to which he has dedicated his life, Nicolas Rubashov paces his prison cell, examining...
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La observación del cosmos ha sido, a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad, un terreno tambaleante, lejano del rigor cientificista que parece caracterizar a la exploración de la naturaleza. Su estudio tampoco ha sido progresivo: ha variado y ha decaído, ha ofrecido teorías racionales e insensatas, ha ido de la mano tanto de la teología como de la ciencias formales. Entre sus protagonistas hay matemáticos y físicos,pero también canónigos,...
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Reflections on Hanging is a searing indictment of capital punishment, inspired by its author's own time in the shadow of a firing squad. During the Spanish Civil War, Arthur Koestler was held by the Franco regime as a political prisoner, and condemned to death. He was freed, but only after months of witnessing the fates of less-fortunate inmates. That experience informs every page of the book, which was first published in England in 1956, and followed...