This work never explicitly mentions the Soviet Union, and Stalin is alluded to by the totalitarian leader "Number One".
Near the beginning of this novel the protagonist is woken by a 7 a.m. bugle call, and not served breakfast because he is suffering from a toothache. This novel is broken into four sections, the First, Second, and Third Hearing, and The Grammatical Fiction. This work never explicitly mentions the Soviet Union, and Stalin is alluded to by the totalitarian leader "Number One". The protagonist develops a code that he taps on the wall in order to communicate with his neighbor, the occupant of cell number 402. When it is deemed Ivanov is being too soft in interrogating the protagonist, he is replaced by Gletkin, who has the hare-lipped Keiffer testify against the protagonist. For 10 points, name this novel about the imprisonment and eventual execution of Rubashov, a work by Arthur Koestler.
Near the beginning of this novel the protagonist is woken by a 7 a.m. bugle call, and not served breakfast because he is suffering from a toothache.
Darkness at Noon