N. S. Rubashov, an old guard Communist, falls victim to an unnamed government; with outstanding psychological insight, Koestler traces his story through arrest, imprisonment and trail in a classic novel which, when first published, famously drew attention to the nature of Stalin's regime.
“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Pol...“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Politics mean operating with this x without worrying about its actual nature. Making history is to recognize x for what it stands for in the equation.”(展开)
“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Pol...“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Politics mean operating with this x without worrying about its actual nature. Making history is to recognize x for what it stands for in the equation.”(展开)
totalitarianism要不得。有些段落真的牛逼。"politices are chronically in a time of need--the rulers were always able to evoke 'exceptional circumstances', which demanded exceptional measures of defence."
How many purges and executions will there be before we actually see the socialist utopia? Is being a communist means being devoted to the Party without doubt, even though the system itself is brutal? Is it a reality that people are not capable of self-gover...
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阿瑟·库斯勒 作者
八百里
MACMILLAN1941版
Orbiu
作家出版社1988版
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0 有用 fghj 2017-07-25 23:45:01
"our press and our schools cultivate chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism, and ignorance."
1 有用 树叶的叶 2017-07-12 09:02:38
(1941) R4 老革命之死/没懂
1 有用 136****8814 2019-02-01 17:56:43
非常值得一读，可跟《1984》一起看。这两位英国作家的政治反思还是很深刻的，看完此书后也能理解我国当年的一些现象。看完确实会令人陷入沉思，我们这一代没有切实经历过那个历史时期，是不是也像书中没有脐带的新一代人那样呢？
0 有用 Fountainhead 2022-05-15 18:47:19
比1984好
0 有用 ccangelacc 2024-09-15 20:25:36 新加坡
“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Pol... “A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Politics mean operating with this x without worrying about its actual nature. Making history is to recognize x for what it stands for in the equation.” (展开)
0 有用 ccangelacc 2024-09-15 20:25:36 新加坡
“A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Pol... “A mathematician once said that algebra was the science for lazy people—one does not work out x, but operates with it as if one knew it. In our case, x stands for the anonymous masses, the people. Politics mean operating with this x without worrying about its actual nature. Making history is to recognize x for what it stands for in the equation.” (展开)
0 有用 bagins 2024-04-30 13:56:09 上海
听
0 有用 kxysmhh 2024-02-05 23:18:05 天津
2024年不再读fiction.
0 有用 lili 2023-11-14 16:29:45 北京
1941年发表的。
1 有用 叉叉 2022-07-23 22:22:50
totalitarianism要不得。有些段落真的牛逼。"politices are chronically in a time of need--the rulers were always able to evoke 'exceptional circumstances', which demanded exceptional measures of defence."