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)
Arthur Koestler
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Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)
| Born | 5 September 1905 |
| Died | 1 March 1983 |
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Arthur Koestler
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Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)
| Born | 5 September 1905 |
| Died | 1 March 1983 |
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History, Biography, Fiction, Philosophy, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English Authors, Fiction, general, Koestler, arthur, 1905-1983, English Novelists, English literature, Human beings, Journalists, Philosophers, Political activists, Prisoners of war, World War, 1939-1945, Astronomy, Capital punishment, Civilization, Communism, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Creative ability, Essays (single author), Evolution, HangingPlaces
Great Britain, France, Germany, Rome, Camps de concentration, England, Foreign countries, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Palestine, Russia, Soviet Union, Spain, United StatesPeople
Arthur Koestler (1905-1983), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Spartacus (d. 71 B.C), André Gide, Cynthia Koestler (1928-1983), Descartes, Gilbert Ryle, Great Britain, Ignazio Silone, Louis Fischer, Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), Paul, 1880-1926 Kammerer, Richard Wright, Stephen SpenderTime
20th century, Servile Wars, 135-71 B.C., 1917-, 1917-1936, 1945-, 1950s, Bolshevism, Civil War, 1936-1939, Cold War, Human SpiritID Numbers
- OLID: OL67707A
- Amazon ID: B000AQ0AYU
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- ISNI: 0000000121347896
- LibraryThing: koestlerarthur
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- VIAF: 59084510
- Wikidata: Q78494
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Alternative names
- Kösztler Artúr
- A. Koestler
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