Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler (, ; ; ; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest, and apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931, Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany, but he resigned in 1938 after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism.Having moved to Britain in 1940, he published his novel ''Darkness at Noon'', an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame. Over the next 43 years, Koestler espoused many political causes and wrote novels, memoirs, biographies, and numerous essays. In 1949, Koestler began secretly working with a British Cold War anti-communist propaganda department known as the Information Research Department (IRD), which would republish and distribute many of his works, and also fund his activities. In 1968, he was awarded the Sonning Prize "for [his] outstanding contribution to European culture". In 1972, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
In 1976, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and in 1979 with terminal leukaemia. On 1 March 1983, Koestler and his wife Cynthia died of suicide together at their London home by swallowing lethal quantities of barbiturate-based Tuinal capsules. Provided by Wikipedia
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Twilight bar : an escapade in four acts / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The sleep walkers : a history of man's changing vision of the universe / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Drinkers of infinity : essays, 1955-1967. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Dialogue with death / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Drinkers of infinity : essays 1955-1967. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Scum of the earth / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The ghost in the machine. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Le Démon de Socrate / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The trail of the dinosaur : [and] Reflections on hanging. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The call-girls : a tragi-comedy. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Janus : a summing up / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Drinkers of infinity: essays 1955-1967. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The lotus and the robot. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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Suicide of a nation? : An enquiry into the state of Britain today / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The yogi and the commissar : and other essays / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The gladiators / by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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The heel of Achilles : essays 1968-1973. by Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983
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