Twilight Bar: An Escapade in Four Acts
| Title | Twilight Bar: An Escapade in Four Acts |
| Year for Search | 1945 |
| Authors | Koestler, Arthur(1905-83) |
| Date Published | 1945 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Austrian 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). |
