Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic, best known for his novel Darkness at Noon (1940). He attended the University of Vienna before entering journalism. Serving as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, Koestler was imprisoned by the fascists, an experience he recounted in Spanish Testament (1937). This experience and his break with the Communist Party are reflected in Darkness at Noon. Koestler wrote in English from 1940 onwards and became a British citizen in 1948. His later works focused on science, creativity, and mysticism. In his later years, Koestler suffered from leukemia and Parkinson's disease, and he and his wife took their own lives, advocating for the right to die with dignity.
Awards
['Sonning Prize (1968)', 'Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1972)']
Notable Works
['Darkness at Noon', 'Spanish Testament', 'The Age of Longing', 'Arrow in the Blue', 'The Invisible Writing', 'The Lotus and the Robot', 'The Ghost in the Machine', 'The Thirteenth Tribe', 'The Sleepwalkers', 'The Act of Creation', 'Thieves in the Night', 'Arrival and Departure', 'Scum of the Earth', 'Dialogue with Death']
