The God That Failed is a classic work and crucial document of the Cold War that brings together essays by six of the most important writers of the twentieth century on their conversion to and subsequent disillusionment with communism In describing their own experiences, the authors illustrate the fate of leftism around the world Andre Gide (France), ождбх Richard Wright (the United States), Ignazio Silone (Italy), Stephen Spender (England), Arthur Koestler (Germany), and Louis Fischer, an American foreign correspondent, all tell how their search for the betterment of humanity led them to communism, and the personal agony and revulsion which then caused them to reject it David Engerman's new foreword to this central work of our time recounts the tumultuous events of the era, providing essential background It also describes the book's origins and impact, the influence of communism in American intellectual life, and how the events described in The God That Failed provide important lessons today New Ed edition Авторы (показать всех авторов) Артур Кестлер Arthur Koestler Игназио Сайлон Ignazio Silone Ричард Райт Richard Wright.  DostoyeИздательство: Columbia University Press, 2001 г Мягкая обложка, 272 стр ISBN 0231123957.