1. Printable Version
2. Download PDF
3. Cite this Page
4. Ask a Question

• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1970 principally for his novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962), which describes in stark and innovative language one man’s experience in a Soviet “gulag” (labor camp) towards the end of Stalin’s rule. The novel is based on Solzhenitsyn’s own experience.
• George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a striking and insightful glimpse of a possible totalitarian future. Orwell was Koestler’s...

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:

eNotes Pass

Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...

1. Darkness at Noon: Introduction
2. Arthur Koestler Biography
3. Summary
4. Summary and Analysis
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

Related Topics

• Add Darkness at Noon to your favorites