Its protagonist remembers (*) betraying a man named Richard to a foreign policeman after meeting with him near a Pieta in a museum.
The name of this novel was suggested by Daphne Hardy, whose English translation was long thought to be its only original manuscript. A character in this book endured the torture of having a burning candlewick tied to his head. In a scene from this novel, its protagonist counts exactly thirty seconds while putting out the stub of his last cigarette on the back of his hand. Its protagonist remembers (*) betraying a man named Richard to a foreign policeman after meeting with him near a Pieta in a museum. In this novel, Gletkin uses a glaring lamp to deprive the main character of sleep during a lengthy interrogation that takes up much of its third "Hearing." It begins with the arrest and imprisonment of Communist party member Nicholas Rubashov. For 10 points, name this novel by Arthur Koestler.
The name of this novel was suggested by Daphne Hardy, whose English translation was long thought to be its only original manuscript.
Darkness at Noon