The Age of Longing
| Title | The Age of Longing |
| Year for Search | 1951 |
| Authors | Koestler, Arthur(1905-83) |
| Date Published | 1951 |
| Publisher | The Macmillan Co. |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Austrian author, English author, Hungarian author, Male author |
| Annotation | The novel is set in the mid-1950s when a successful U.S.S.R., now known as the “Commonwealth of Freedomloving People” or “Free Commonwealth,” has taken over most of Western Europe and is waiting for the right moment to take France. |
| Holding Institutions | L |
| Author Note | The author (1905-83) was born in Hungary, raised in Austria, and lived in Israel, France, the U.S., and England, before finally settling in England. He is best known for his novel Darkness at Noon (See 1940 Koestler). |
| Full Text | 1951 Koestler, Arthur (1905-83). The Age of Longing. New York: The Macmillan Co. L The novel is set in the mid-1950s when a successful U.S.S.R., now known as the “Commonwealth of Freedomloving People” or “Free Commonwealth,” has taken over most of Western Europe and is waiting for the right moment to take France. The author was born in Hungary, raised in Austria, and lived in Israel, France, the U.S., and England, before finally settling in England. He is best known for his novel Darkness at Noon (See 1940 Koestler). |
