Arthur Koestler

Born: 1905-09-05

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.


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Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 1976-10-07

The film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a...

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Zur Person

as Self
First aired: 1963-04-10

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