Arthur koestler autobiography vs biography
Arthur koestler autobiography vs biography
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Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-British author and journalist (–)
For the book by Mark Levene, see Arthur Koestler (book).
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| Born | Kösztler Artúr ()5 September Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1 March () (aged&#;77) London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, journalist |
| Education | University of Vienna |
| Period | – |
| Subject | Fiction, non-fiction, history, autobiography, politics, philosophy, psychology, parapsychology, science |
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Arthur KoestlerCBE (, ; German:[ˈkœstlɐ]; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September – 1 March ) 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 , Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany but resigned in after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism.
Having moved to Britain in , Koestler published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-total