"Solitary confinement is rock bottom, it's absolute unfreedom." ― Arthur Koestler From Arthur Koestler Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and essayist. He was born on 1905-09-05 and died on 1983-03-01. He is best known for Darkness at Noon and his political and philosophical nonfiction. Born: 1905-09-05 Died: 1983-03-01 View all quotes from Arthur Koestler