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Arthur Koestler, The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (1959), Hutchinson; First published in the United States by Macmillan in 1959; Published by Penguin Books in 1964; Reissued by Pelican Books in 1968; Reprinted by Peregrine Books in 1986; ISBN 0-14-055212-X; Reprinted by Arkana in 1989; ISBN 0-14-019246-8 [9]
Arthur Koestler CBE (UK: / ˈ k ɜː s t l ər /, US: / ˈ k ɛ s t-/; German:; Hungarian: Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest , and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years.
Darkness at Noon (German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by Austrian-Hungarian-born novelist Arthur Koestler, first published in 1940.His best known work, it is the tale of Rubashov, an Old Bolshevik who is arrested, imprisoned, and tried for treason against the government that he helped to create.
The book also contributes to the longstanding debate surrounding the mind–body problem and focuses in particular on René Descartes's dualism, in the form elucidated by Ryle. Koestler's materialistic account argues that the personal experience of duality arises from what Koestler calls a holon. The notion of a holon emerges from the ...
The Roots of Coincidence is a 1972 book by Arthur Koestler.It is an introduction to theories of parapsychology, including extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.Koestler postulates links between modern physics, their interaction with time and paranormal phenomena.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Books by Arthur Koestler" The following 16 pages are in this category, out ...
The book was in published in 1984, one year after Koestler's suicide. The book is divided into seven main chapters, of which the first of is a biography and the other six critical essays on each of Koestler's six novels, his stories and his play Twilight Bar. The book, which measures 200 mm x 120 mm (small format) was published by Frederick ...
This is a common theme in Koestler's work and life. Koestler uses his portrayal of the original slave revolt to examine the experience of the 20th-century political left in Europe following the rise of a Communist government in the Soviet Union. He published it on the brink of World War II. Originally written in German, the novel was translated ...