Koestler
Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.
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We discussed the cold war and the importance of Arthur Koestler and why every political writer must read Darkness at Noon.
[XVIII, 2941, pp. 164–5; typewritten with handwritten postscript] Koestler replied on March 23.
Plus, Orwell's advice to Arthur Koestler on how to review books.
“The human species is a deeply flawed biological product”—so wrote my countryman Arthur Koestler.
In Syria, Europe & Boston, the Past Is Never Finished | Kati Marton | May 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTArthur Koestler, I once argued, had this kind of devotion to divine moral limits.
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British Dictionary definitions for Koestler
/ (ˈkɜːstlə) /
Arthur. 1905–83, British writer, born in Hungary. Of his early antitotalitarian novels Darkness at Noon (1940) is outstanding. His later works, The Sleepwalkers (1959), The Act of Creation (1964), and The Ghost in the Machine (1967) reflect his interest in science, philosophy, and psychology. He committed suicide
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