His Age of Longing is worth a look, I think. I haven't read either book in years, but it seems to me that it was better than Darkness at Noon. I also think tha

His Age of Longing is worth a look, I think. I haven't read either book in years, but it seems to me that it was better than Darkness at Noon. I also think that quite a few writers gave better accounts of the purges and trials than Koestler.