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No. 402: the man who is being held in the cell next to Rubashov's

Richard: a Party leader in a south German town who was expelled from the Party by Rubashov

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Rubashov returns to pacing his cell and thinks about what the officer thinks of him. He looks out the window at the prison yard, which except for its path is covered with slightly frozen snow. Then he hears tapping from No. 402. Rubashov and No. 402 begin using the quadratic alphabet to talk to each...

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1. Darkness at Noon: Introduction
2. Arthur Koestler Biography
3. Summary
4. Summary and Analysis
   1. Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 1-7
   2. Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 8-9
   3. Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 10-12
   4. Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 13-14
   5. Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 1-3
   6. Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 4-6
   7. Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapter 7
   8. Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 1-2
   9. Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapter 3
   10. Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 4-6
   11. Summary and Analysis: Part 4—The Grammatical Fiction—Chapters 1-3
5. Quizzes
6. Characters
7. Themes
8. Style
9. Historical Context
10. Critical Overview
11. Criticism
12. Compare and Contrast
13. Topics for Further Study
14. Media Adaptations
15. What Do I Read Next?
16. Bibliography and Further Reading
17. Pictures
18. Copyright

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