| Edition |
[1st ed.]. |
| Description |
viii, 273 pages 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
[1.] The heel of Achilles: The urge to self-destruction -- Rebellion in a vacuum -- Can psychiatrists be trusted? -- Life in 1980 -the rule of mediocracy -- [2.] Books in review: Sins of omission -- The future, if any -- Going down the drain -- Benighted attitudes -- The naked touch -- Not by hate alone -- Hypnotic horizons -- Anatomy of a Canard -- The Abishag complex -- Prophet and Poseur -- Telepathy and dialectics -- Wittgensteinomania -- In memory of A.D. Peters -- [3] "Nothing but ... "?: Literature and the law of diminishing returns -- Science and para-science -- Science and reality -- Solitary confinement -- [4.] Excursions and pilgrimages: The faceless continent -- Farewell to Gauguin -- Marrakech -- The glorious and bloody game: Reflections of an addict ; A requiem for Reykavik -- [5.] Mahatma Gandhi -yogi and commissar: A re-evaluation. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Civilization, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00863073
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Literature, Modern. (OCoLC)fst01000172
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983. Heel of Achilles. [1st ed.]. New York, Random House [1975, ©1974] (OCoLC)761370875 |
| ISBN |
0394495969 |
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9780394495965 |
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