Twilight Bar: An Escapade in Four Acts

TitleTwilight Bar: An Escapade in Four Acts
Year for Search1945
AuthorsKoestler, Arthur(1905-83)
Date Published1945
PublisherJonathan Cape
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsAustrian author, English author, Hungarian author, Male author
Annotation

Classic body-eutopia. According to the “Author’s Note” (6-7) it was written in 1933 in Russia and lost; he rewrote it in 1944. Both versions were “escape[s] from the pressure of reality” (7).

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

1945 Koestler, Arthur (1905-83). Twilight Bar: An Escapade in Four Acts. London: Jonathan Cape. L, PSt

Classic body-eutopia. According to the “Author’s Note” (6-7) it was written in 1933 in Russia and lost; he rewrote it in 1944. Both versions were “escape[s] from the pressure of reality” (7).  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).