Paul Johnson

A dangerous fellow

Do we need another huge life of Arthur Koestler? He wrote a great deal about himself, including three autobiographical works: Spanish Testament (1937), describing his experience as a death-row prisoner of General Franco, Arrow in the Blue (1952) and The Invisible Writing (1954).

issue 13 February 2010

  • Koestler: The Indispensable Intellectual

    Michael Scammell

    Faber, pp. 689

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