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APPEARANCE IN POPULAR CULTURE

In Volume 7 of the graphic novel series '' V For Vendetta '', Inspector Finch is seen reading ''The Roots of Coincidence''. Koestler is referenced several times in the work.

Sting was an avid reader of Koestler. Sting named The Police 's final studio album '' Synchronicity '' as a reference to ''The Roots of Coincidence''. Sting had named The Police's previous album, '' Ghost In The Machine '', after another of Koestler's books.

"The Roots of Coincidence" is also the name of a Grammy Award -winning song by Pat Metheny Group , featured on their 1997 album '' Imaginary Day ''.


PUBLICATION DATA

  • ''The Roots of Coincidence'' (1972), Random House hardcover: ISBN 0-394-48038-4

  • ---1973 Vintage paperback: ISBN 0-394-71934-4