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单词 koestler
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Koestler

[ kest-ler, kes-ler ]
/ ˈkɛst lər, ˈkɛs lər /

noun

Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.

Words nearby Koestler

Kodiak bear, Kodok, koekoea, koeksister, koel, Koestler, kof, K. of C., Koffka, K. of P., kofta
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Example sentences from the Web for Koestler

  • [XVIII, 2941, pp. 164–5; typewritten with handwritten postscript] Koestler replied on March 23.

    George Orwell Teaches You How to Review Books|George Orwell|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Anyway, Koestler was no doubt happy to leave readers wondering if any writer could be trusted.

    In A Very Deep Way: Remembering Rabbi David Hartman|Bernard Avishai|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Koestler referred to the “logic of the moist eye” in The Act of Creation.

    Why Do We Cry?|Michael Trimble|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Koestler seems to have been found boring, sexually, as often as overardent.

    The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|July 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Koestler

Koestler
/ (ˈkɜːstlə) /

noun

Arthur. 1905–83, British writer, born in Hungary. Of his early antitotalitarian novels Darkness at Noon (1940) is outstanding. His later works, The Sleepwalkers (1959), The Act of Creation (1964), and The Ghost in the Machine (1967) reflect his interest in science, philosophy, and psychology. He committed suicide
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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