Biography
Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian/British novelist, essayist and journalist. In 1931, He joined the Communist Party of Germany, but he resigned in 1938 because Stalinism disillusioned him. Koestler embraced a multitude of political as well as non-political issues. Zionism, communism, anti-communism, voluntary euthanasia, abolition of capital punishment, particularly hanging, and the abolition of quarantine for dogs being reimported into the United Kingdom are examples.
Filmography
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Movies 5
self 4
Writer 2
TV Shows 2
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Paraíso en llamas (2020)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (1976)
Movie
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-09-05
Deathday1983-03-01 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
LifestyleMysticism
RelationshipsMamaine Koestler (1950 - 1952)
FatherHenrik Koestler
CitizenshipsAustria-Hungary, United Kingdom, Austria, Hungary
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Sonning Prize
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