The jacket, now protected, is chipped at the edges, has a series of closed tears and loss to the head and tail of the spine strip. The body of the book is in near fine condition, no underscoring or highlighting and solidly bound. The Lotus and the Robot is a 1960 book by Arthur Koestler, in which the author explores eastern mysticism. Although later dated by Westerners' greater exposure to Oriental practices, it concentrates mainly on Indian and Japanese traditions, which form the two parts-the "lotus" and the "robot" respectively. The book was banned in India for its negative portrayal of Gandhi." (Wikipedia)