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Gletkin: the Party official who takes over the interrogation of Rubashov from Ivanov

Summary
On the fifth day of his imprisonment, Rubashov makes a diary entry. In it, he looks back on the Party's neo-Machiavellian nature and the fact that it is "sailing without ballast." Its morality brings No. 1 to kill some agriculturalists because they disagreed with No. 1 on the issue of proper manure. In this atmosphere, mistakes are paid with death, and lies are often better...

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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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