The lion and the ostrich;: The eighth annual lecture under the "Thank-offering to Britain Fund." [Paperback]

Arthur Koestler (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 13 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press for the British Academy; 1st ed edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0197256996
• ISBN-13: 978-0197256992
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,439,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Born in Budapest in 1905, educated in Vienna, Arthur Koestler immersed himself in the major ideological and social conflicts of his time. A communist during the 1930s, and visitor for a time in the Soviet Union, he became disillusioned with the Party and left it in 1938. Later that year in Spain, he was captured by the Fascist forces under Franco, and sentenced to death. Released through the last-minute intervention of the British government, he went to France where, the following year, he again was arrested for his political views. Released in 1940, he went to England, where he made his home. His novels, reportage, autobiographical works, and political and cultural writings established him as an important commentator on the dilemmas of the 20th century. He died in 1983.