This novel sold half a million copies in France following its publication, possibly tipping elections against the Communist Party. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 1940 novel that for years was only known through an imperfect English translation from German by Daphne Hardy. In this novel, the imprisoned protagonist declares “You and I can make mistakes—but not the party.”
ANSWER: Darkness at Noon [or Sonnenfinsternis]
[10m] Darkness at Noon was written by this Hungarian-born author of The Gladiators.
ANSWER: Arthur Koestler (“KESS-ler”) [or Kösztler Artúr]
[10e] Other prisoners in Darkness at Noon include this elderly revolutionary who has been subjected to solitary confinement for 20 years. He shares his name with a Washington Irving character who sleeps through the American Revolution.
ANSWER: Rip Van Winkle [or Rip Van Winkle]
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