Bidspirit auction | KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983)

KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983) - KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983) Hungarian-born British author and journalist. D.S., Arthur Koestler , two pages, folio, n.p., 28th June 1957. The typescript document is an agreement made between Koestler and Victor Francen regarding Koestler´s novel Arrival and Departure which Francen wished to dramatise as a stage play. Koestler agrees to grant Francen the sole and exclusive rights for a period of six months to make the dramatisation, which must be approved by Koestler, and subject to various conditions Francen will be permitted to produce the play in the United Kingdom and in all foreign countries ´provided always that the Dramatist shall within a period of two (2) years from the completion of the said play produce or cause the same to be produced for a nightly run at a first class London theatre, or at a first class New York theatre or at a first class Paris theatre´ , further outlining that all monies received shall be divided equally between Koestler and Francen, and that the latter shall have no share in the film rights. Two staples to the upper edges and with some light creasing and minor age wear, otherwise VG Arrival and Departure (1943) is the third novel of Koestler´s trilogy concerning the conflict between morality and expedience and was the author´s first full-length work in English.