NMLP P-002416 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Darkness at Noon

Arthur Koestler · Jonathan Cape (London) · 1940

The UK Cape 1940 edition is the true first published text. The German original, 'Sonnenfinsternis', was not published until 1946. The US Macmillan edition (1941) follows.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002416 for "Darkness at Noon" by Arthur Koestler (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002416, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).