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The God That Failed

Norman Podhoretz

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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 , Richard Wright , Ignazio Silone , Stephen Spender , Arthur Koestler , 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. David Engerman's new foreword to this central work of our time recounts the tumultuous events of the era, providing essential background. It also describes the book's origins and impact, the influence of communism in American intellectual life, and how the events described in The God That Failed provide important lessons today.

Language: English

Pages: 273

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Regnery Publishing

Release: December 31, 1983

ISBN: 0895268671

ISBN 13: 9780895268679

The God That Failed

Norman Podhoretz

4/5 ( ratings)

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 , Richard Wright , Ignazio Silone , Stephen Spender , Arthur Koestler , 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. David Engerman's new foreword to this central work of our time recounts the tumultuous events of the era, providing essential background. It also describes the book's origins and impact, the influence of communism in American intellectual life, and how the events described in The God That Failed provide important lessons today.

Language: English

Pages: 273

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Regnery Publishing

Release: December 31, 1983

ISBN: 0895268671

ISBN 13: 9780895268679

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