The most persistent sound which reverberates through man’s history is the beating of war drums.
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| Birth: | 5th September, 1905 |
| Death: | 1st March, 1983 |
| Nationality: | British, Hungarian |
| Profession: | Essayist, Journalist, Novelist |
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Arthur Koestler was born in Budapest. He was a Hungarian-British author and journalist. 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.
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