Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983

LC control no.	n 79109681
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PR6021.O4
Personal name heading	Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Kestler, A. (Artur), 1905-1983 Kestler, Artur, 1905-1983 Kislir, Ārtūr, 1905-1983 Koesler, A., 1905-1983 Koslara, Ārthara, 1905-1983 Kösztler Artúr, 1905-1983 קסטלר, ארתור קסטלר, ארתור, 1905-1983 Kavīstalar, Ārtūr, 1905-1983 Kūystalar, Ārtūr, 1905-1983 Kūystlir, Ārtūr, 1905-1983 کويستلر، آرتور
See also	Alternate identity: Costler, A., 1905-1983 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Great Britain
Birth date	1905-09-05
Death date	1983-03-01
Place of birth	Budapest (Hungary)
Place of death	London (England)
Profession or occupation	Authors
Special note	Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found in	His Spanish testament, 1937. His The invisible writing, 1984, c1969: CIP t.p. (Arthur Koestler) pub. info. (d. 1983) nuc89-33112: His Slepi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ tʹma, 1983 (hdg. on UPB rept.: Koestler, Arthur, 1905- ; usage: Artur Kestler) nuc89-82032: His Qabīlah-ʼi sīzdaham, 1361, 1982 or 1983 (hdg. on TxU rept.: Koestler, Arthur, 1905- ; usage: Ārtūr Kislir) Besprimernye zhertvy, 1937: t.p. (A. Kestler) intro. (Artur Kestler) Wikipedia, Aug. 5, 2015 ((Arthur Koestler, Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 - 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-British 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 until, disillusioned by Stalinism, he resigned in 1938. In 1940 he published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work, which gained him international fame. Over the next 43 years from his residence in Great Britain, Koestler espoused many political causes and wrote novels, memoirs, biographies, and numerous essays. In 1968, he was awarded the Sonning Prize "for outstanding contribution to European culture" and, in 1972, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 1976, Koestler was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and, in 1979, with terminal leukaemia. In 1983 he and his wife killed themselves at home in London) The encyclopaedia of sexual knowledge page (Arthur Koestler writing under the pen name of 'Dr. A. Costler') Az rah rasīdan va bāzgash, [1968 or 1969]:bt.p. (آرتور کويستلر = Ārtūr Kūystlir)