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The God That Failed is a classic work and crucial document of the Cold War that brings together essays by six of the most important writers of the twentieth century on their conversion to and subsequent disillusionment with communism. In describing their own experiences, the authors illustrate the fate of leftism around the world. André Gide (France), Richard Wright (the United States), Ignazio Silone (Italy), Stephen Spender (England), Arthur Koestler (Germany), and Louis Fischer, an American foreign correspondent, all tell how their search for the betterment of humanity led them to communism, and the personal agony and revulsion which then caused them to reject it. This central work of the time recounts the tumultuous events of the era, providing essential background.
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Communism, Cold War, Leftism, Stalinismus, Communism and religion, Communisme, IntellectuelenPeople
André Gide, Richard Wright, Ignazio Silone, Stephen Spender, Arthur Koestler (1905-1983), Louis FischerPlaces
France, United States, Italy, England, GermanyTimes
Cold War, 20th centuryShowing 4 featured editions. View all 18 editions?
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On cover: Why six great writers rejected Communism.
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