The book is the first of a trilogy, including Darkness at Noon , and Arrival and Departure , which address idealism going wrong. This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated into English for other audiences and was published ...
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The book is the first of a trilogy, including Darkness at Noon , and Arrival and Departure , which address idealism going wrong. This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated into English for other audiences and was published in 1939. In 1998 the British critic Geoffrey Wheatcroft wrote of the novel: "In The Gladiators , Koestler used Spartacus's revolt around 65BC to explore the search for the just city, the inevitable compromises of revolution, the conflict of ends and means, the question of whether and when it is justifiable to sacrifice lives for an abstract ideal.
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Very Good in Good Minus jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. First published elsewhere 1939, reissued by MacMillan & Co 1950. Dust jacket with clear plastic protective covering, chipped with some loss at spine ends, rear cover browned, some creasing to spine edges, red boards with light wear to spine ends, very feint stain to front board, very small spot stain to foot of fep and initial pages, pp clean, unmarked, binding sound.
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Good. Outstanding color cover art by Saul Levine with busty girl and gladiator action on fc and nice art on bc. 1954 Graphic Giant with 35 cent cover. Unabridged and Complete. Some spine edge wear but nice book.
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Fair. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing The cover has visible markings and wear. This is a paperback copy The binding is split in the middle of the text but all pages are intact There are some creases on the spine Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
