Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler (September 5, 1905 - March 3, 1983) was a journalist, novelist, political activist, and social philosopher. He was the author of many popular books including Arrow in the Blue, (Volume I of his autobiography), The Yogi and the Commissar (a collection of essays, many dealing with Communism), The Sleepwalkers, The Act of Creation, and The Thirteenth Tribe. His most famous work is Darkness at Noon, a novel about the Purges of the Soviet state during the Stalin era.

Koestler and politics

Koestler was involved in a number of political causes in his time, ranging from Zionism and Communism (later Anti-Communism), to campaigns against Capital punishment (particularly hanging) and for voluntary Euthanasia. He was also an early advocate of Nuclear disarmament.

Related Topics:
Zionism - Communism - Anti-Communism - Capital punishment - Hanging - Euthanasia - Nuclear disarmament

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