Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler · Arts & Literature
Novelist and essayist ('Darkness at Noon')
1905, Budapest, Austria-Hungary — 1983, London, England
Hungary · United Kingdom
Arthur Koestler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Novelist and essayist ('Darkness at Noon')
Koestler was a Hungarian-British novelist and essayist best known for 'Darkness at Noon', a searing anti-totalitarian novel about the Stalinist show trials. Born into a Jewish family in Budapest, he lived across Europe, was imprisoned in several countries and became a leading intellectual voice against Communism. His wide-ranging essays also explored science, creativity and the mind.
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Novelist and essayist ('Darkness at Noon')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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