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Arthur Koestler
Alternative spellings: A. Koestler Arthur Köstler Arthur Kœstler 'Artūr Qesṭler. Alfred Koestler Artur Kesṭler Artur Köstler Артур Кёстлер ארתור קסטלר アーサー ケストラー
B:5. September 1905Budapest D: 3. März 1983 Biblio: Geboren in Ungarn, aufgewachsen in Österreich; Residenz in England; Auslandskorrespondent im Nahen Osten, Paris und Berlin; 1972 berufen zum Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) ; Lebte bis 1941 u.a. in Palästina, der Sowjetunion, Frankreich und Spanien Place of Activity: Paris Place of Activity: Berlin Death Place:
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Arthur Koestler, CBE (UK: /ˈkɜːstlər/, US: /ˈkɛst-/; German: [ˈkœstlɐ]; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a 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 March 1, 1983, Koestler and his wife Cynthia took their lives at their London home by swallowing lethal quantities of barbiturate-based Tuinal capsules. (Source: DBPedia)
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Schriftenreihe der Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte (1)
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