The life and work of Johannes Kepler shown in great detail

The second volume is in Koestler's own words âa typical case history of a member of the educated middle classes of Central Europe in our time. We see him in Germany, Russia, England, France and Spain, working for the cause he believed in until his eventual break with Communism in 1938.

The first volume of his autobiography covers the first 26 years of Koestler€™s life, ending with his joining the Communist Party in 1931. Written with zest, joie de vivre and frankness, it is a fascinating self-portrait of a remarkable young man at the heart of the events that shaped the twentieth century.