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Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler CBE was a prolific writer of essays, novels and autobiographies.

He was born into a Hungarian Jewish family in Budapest but, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. His early career was in journalism. In 1931 he joined the Communist Party of Germany but, disillusioned, he resigned from it in 1938 and in 1940 published a devastating anti-Communist novel, Darkness at Noon, which propelled him to instant international fame. (Source)

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Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)

Born 5 September 1905
Died 1 March 1983

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  • Cover of: Darkness At Noon

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  • Cover of: The thirteenth tribe: the Khazar Empire and its heritage

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Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)

Born 5 September 1905
Died 1 March 1983

Subjects

History, Fiction, Biography, Khazars, Koestler, arthur, 1905-1983, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Capital punishment, English Authors, Fiction, general, Personal narratives, Philosophy, Political science, World War, 1939-1945, Communism, Hanging, Moscow Trials, Moscow, Russia, 1936-1937, Prisoners and prisons, Religion and science, Astronomy, Civilization, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Creative ability, English literature, Human beings, Journalists

Places

Great Britain, Soviet Union, Palestine, Rome, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, Arctic regions, Camps de concentration, England, Foreign countries, Grande-Bretagne, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Middle East, United States

People

Arthur Koestler (1905-1983), Spartacus (d. 71 B.C), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Spartacus (-71 B.C), Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), André Gide, Cynthia Koestler (1928-1983), Descartes, Gilbert Ryle, Great Britain, Ignazio Silone, Louis Fischer, Paul, 1880-1926 Kammerer, R. L. Samoĭlovich (1881-1940), Richard Wright, Stephen Spender, Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880-1940)

Time

20th century, 1925-1953, Civil War, 1936-1939, Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C., 1917-1936, 1917-1948, 1945-, 1917-, Revolution, 1917-1921, 1917, 1917-1921, 1936-1939, 1950s, Bolshevism, Cold War, Human Spirit, Servile Wars, 135 B.C.-71 B.C

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  • Kösztler Artúr
  • A. Koestler

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August 15, 2024 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten BookBrainz
July 23, 2024 Edited by dcapillae Edited without comment.
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