Koestler, Arthur, CBE, 1905-1983 (Hungarian-British author and journalist)
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- Existence: 1905 - 1983
Biography
Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-British author and journalist. He was born in Budapest, 5 September 1905, and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931 Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany until, disillusioned by Stalinism, he resigned in 1938. In 1940 he published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame. Over the next 43 years, from his residence in Britain, Koestler espoused many political causes, and wrote novels, memoirs, biographies and numerous essays. In 1968 he was awarded the Sonning Prize 'for [his] outstanding contribution to European culture' and 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. In 1983 he and his wife killed themselves at their home in London, 1 March 1983.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dust jacket artwork by Joseph Gross for Arthur Koestler's Arrow in the Blue, 1952
Papers relating to the Alpbach Symposium, Austria, 05-09 June 1968, 1968
Contains correspondence with Arthur Koestler, who was organising the Symposium, and typescripts of various discussions from the Symposium, which were Waddington's contributions to the printed proceedings, published as Beyond Reductionism: New Perspectives in the Life Sciences (Macmillan, 1968).
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