Scum of the Earth (book)

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Scum of the Earth

First edition
Author	Arthur Koestler
Language	English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Publication date	1941
Pages	250

Scum of the Earth is a memoir by Anglo-Hungarian writer Arthur Koestler in which he describes his life in France during 1939-1940, the chaos that prevailed in France just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War and France’s collapse, his tribulations, internment in a concentration camp, and eventual escape to England, via North Africa and Portugal. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 1941.