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基本説明
Brings together essays by six of the most important writers of the twentieth century on their conversion to and disillusionment with communism: André Gide, Richard Wright, Ignazio Silone, Stephen Spender, Arthur Koestler, and Louis Fischer.
Full Description
The God That Failed is a classic work and crucial document of the Cold War that brings together essays by six of the most important writers of the twentieth century on their conversion to and subsequent disillusionment with communism. In describing their own experiences, the authors illustrate the fate of leftism around the world. Andre Gide (France), Richard Wright (the United States), Ignazio Silone (Italy), Stephen Spender (England), Arthur Koestler (Germany), and Louis Fischer, an American foreign correspondent, all tell how their search for the betterment of humanity led them to communism, and the personal agony and revulsion which then caused them to reject it. David Engerman's new foreword to this central work of our time recounts the tumultuous events of the era, providing essential background. It also describes the book's origins and impact, the influence of communism in American intellectual life, and how the events described in The God That Failed continue to affect public discourse today.
Contents
Foreword, by David Engerman Further Reading in English Explanation of some Terms and Names Introduction, Richard Crossman, M.P. Part I: The Initiates Arthur Koestler Ignazio Silone Richard Wright Part II: Worshipers from Afar Andre Gide, foreword by Dr. Enid Starkie Louis Fischer Stephen Spender
