totalitarianism and literature

Offers critical analysis of Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon", examing the novel's themes, characters, and symbols.

Covers Russian and Western dystopian fiction, including works by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Franz Kafka, and Margaret Atwood.

Provides background on the life of English novelist George Orwell and his influences, features eleven articles that explore the abuse of power in his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four, " and examines issues of the abuse of power in the late twenty-first and early twenty-first centuries.