Out of The Night (Hard Cover)

Stock Code:
BAD8377
Price:
$35.00

Description

Out of The Night by Jan Valtin. (Richard Julius Hermann Krebs) Jan Valtin’s autobiographical narrative, Out of the Night, belongs to the writings of a lost generation of European revolutionists. The leading characters that pass through the pages of his book are semi-fictionalized, semi-factual thumb-nail sketches of men and women who – in the interval between World War I and World War II – began as revolutionists. Confronted by history with the task of leading society toward new beginnings and a new life, they tried to assume the responsibilities of participating in and guiding the revolutionary struggle of the working class against capitalism. When that struggle was led by the parties of the Second and Third Internationals to catastrophic defeats, Valtin and his friends failed to carry on. Originally, they had gravitated toward communism (Bolshevism) but instead of Bolsheviks they became demoralized agents and dupes of the GPU (Stalinism). Neither Valtin nor any of the chief characters in this book proved capable of rising to the level of the historic tasks.' From a review by John G. Wright. The book has medium general wear with sun fading on the covers but the binding remains tight and pages bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Valtin, Jan
  • Book Condition:
    Good
  • Publisher:
    William Heinemann Ltd, London
  • Edition:
    First Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    P6
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    658
  • Publish Date:
    1941
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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