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Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)
For the book by Mark Levene, see Arthur Koestler (book).
Arthur Koestler CBE | |
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Koestler in 1969 | |
Born | Kösztler Artúr (1905-09-05)5 September 1905 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 1 March 1983(1983-03-01) (aged 77) London, England |
Occupation | Novelist, essayist, journalist |
Education | University of Vienna |
Period | 1934–1983 |
Subject | Fiction, non-fiction, history, autobiography, politics, philosophy, psychology, parapsychology, science |
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Arthur KoestlerCBE (, ; German:[ˈkœstlɐ]; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist.
Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. In 1931, Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany but resigned in 1938 after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism.
Having moved to Britai