The chilean nobel prize
List the chilean nobel prize
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Oxfam shop dumfries ***winner of the man booker prize *** forever after, there were for them only two sorts of men: the men who were on the line, and the rest of humanity, who were notin the despair of a japanese pow camp on the burma death railway, surgeon dorrigo evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlierhailed as a masterpiece, richard flanagan's epic novel tells the unforgettable story of one man's reckoning with the truthstruggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the man booker prize winner of the galaxy british book awards 'author of the year' 'an extraordinary and brilliant first novelamid today's india's cockroaches and call-centres, its gods, slums, shopping malls, and crippling traffic jams, balram learns of a new morality at the heart of a new indiadriven by desire to better himself, he comes to see how the tiger might escape his cagewhen he learns that a rich village landlord needs a chauffeur, he takes his opportunity, and is soon on his way to delhi at the wheel of a hondahe works in a teashop, crushing coal and wiping tables, but nurses a dream of escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebalram was born in a backwater village on the river ganges, the son of a rickshaw-pulleradiga is a real writer - that is to say, someone who forges an original voice and vision' sunday times meet balram halwai, the 'white tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer
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Oxfam bookshop hertford **shortlisted for the walter scott prize th century oakham, in somerset; a tiny village cut off by a big river with no bridgethrough his eyes, and his indelible voice, harvey creates a medieval world entirely tangible in its immediacybut will he be able to unravel what happened to the victim, thomas newman, the wealthiest, most capable and industrious man in the village? and what will happen if he can't?moving back in time towards the moment of thomas newman's death, the story is related by reve - an extraordinary creation, a patient shepherd to his wayward flock, and a man with secrets of his own to keepwhen a man is swept away by the river in the early hours of shrove saturday, an explanation has to be found: accident, suicide or murder? the village priest, john reve, is privy to many secrets in his role as confessorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop clitheroe shortlisted for the commonwealth writers' prize and costa novel of the year, this international bestseller has become a reading group classicit is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil itthe story starts there, but the book doesn'tand it's what happens afterwards that is most importantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen you do, please don't tell them what happens eitherthe magic is in how it unfoldsnevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:it is extremely funny, but the african beach scene is horrificonce you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about itwe don't want to tell you too much about this book
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**winner of the rathbones folio prize** see oxfam website for delivery information read moreghosts of the tsunami is an award-winning classic of literary non-fictionit tells the moving, evocative story of how a nation faced an unimaginable catastrophe and rebuilt to look towards the futureoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'a remarkable and deeply moving book' henry marsh, bestselling author of do no harm 'a breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' times literary supplement on 11 march , a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east japanlearning about the lives of those affected through their own personal accounts, he paints a rich picture of the impact the tsunami had on day to day japanese lifeheart-breaking and hopeful, this intimate account of a tragedy unveils the unique nuances of japanese culture, the tsunami's impact on japan's stunning and majestic landscape and the psychology of its peoplerichard lloyd parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in tokyo, and spent six years reporting from the epicentreit was japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of nagasaki
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Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive there, while joan is plotting how to leave himfor too long she has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, whilst quietly being the keystone of his successoxfam shop clitheroe a husbandtheir secretjoe and joan castleman are en route to helsinkibut behind the compromises, the disappointment and disillusionment there lie see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Winner of the women's prize for fictioncollection onlypaperback book is in very good conditionthe road home by the author rose tremain
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This pb is in excellent condition, shortlisted for the man booker prize
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Sweden nobel peace prize laureats mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy in , russell was awarded the nobel prize in literature "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought" bertrand arthur william russell, 3rd earl russell om frs () was a british polymath, philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and nobel laureateoxfam books & music islington published in , and subtitled 'a new social analysis', this book considers the question of power - who wields it, how it should be used, where the desire for it originates, its relationship with morality, with economies, with religions - the author presents an exhaustive collection of thoughts and opinions which, although presented at a time of extreme political upheaval, remain relevant to this day some small pencil marks on the front endpaper, and a few spots of foxing on endpapers & adjacent leaves, and on the leading edge, but not within the body of the book inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages lightly tanned throughout, but clean see oxfam website for delivery information read more while considering himself a liberal, a socialist and a pacifist, he also sometimes suggested that his scepticism had led him to feel that he had "never been any of these things, in any profound sense"our book is in very nice condition for its age, its illustrated paper-covered boards remarkably unworn apart from a little rubbing of edges, angles, and top & tail of the spine
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Norwegian writer knut hamsun (), winner of the nobel prize for literature in , was a man both brilliant and controversialoxfam bookshop swanage an absorbing biography of nobel prize-winning novelist knut hamsun, based on a wealth of previously unavailable sourcesdj wrapped in cellophanelauded for his literary achievements by hemingway, gide, hesse, and others, he also provoked outrage for his open collaboration with the fascists during the german occupation of norway and for his insistent refusal to renounce his nazi sympathiesyale university press, hardcover, first edition used: good plus conditionex libris stamp on spine and copyright page see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sebald, who the prize committee admitted had been a leading candidate up until his untimely death inhe fits the nobel prize winner profile too: a european novelist (18 of the last 25 nobels have gone to european writers, including the uk and ireland; 16 out of the past 25 winners are only or primarily novelists), but is he still too unproven? read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover first uk edition, first printingkrasznahorkai leapt into contention in , when he won the man booker internationalas new, appears unread in a fine dust jacket, not price clippedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storekrasznahorkai many see as the heir to wlibrary, not a book club, no remainder or owner's marks
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Oxfam bookshop st albans envelope commemorating the sharing of the peace prize by prime minister menachim begin and president anwar sadat on 10th december ; stamp franked jerusalem on same date see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pasternak was awarded the nobel prize for literature the following year, an event which embarrassed and enraged the communist party of the soviet unionthe novel was made into a film by david lean in , and since then has twice been adapted for television, most recently as a miniseries for russian tv inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledue to the author's independent-minded stance on the october revolution, doctor zhivago was refused publication in the ussrthe novel doctor zhivago has been part of the russian school curriculum since , where it is read in 11th gradedoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italyat the instigation of giangiacomo feltrinelli, the manuscript was smuggled to milan and published in"doctor zhivago" by boris pasternak - collins, london - first uk edition, second issue (printed same month as first issue) - 510p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in a very good original dust wrapper with only minor wearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe novel is named after its protagonist, yuri zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the russian revolution of and world war ii
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Collection of 15 silver 10 euro proof coins commemorating: european union council, italian presidency ; genoa european capital of culture , fleur de coin; leonardo da vinci th anniversary of unicef , not proof; italy world football champions , fleur de coin; 100th anniversary of the foundation of the school of the medal th anniversary of the birth of antonio canova th anniversary of the treaty of rome th centenary of the university of perugia th anniversary of the birth of andrea palladio th anniversary of guglielmo marconi's nobel prize ; international year of astronomy th anniversary of the death of annibale caracci ; l'aquila th anniversary of the foundation of the futurist movementplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecoins never taken out of their capsules, in original boxesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeitalian republic
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It was rumored he was about to receive the nobel prize in literature, but he died shortly before the announcement read morethe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john colemanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by hthe paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed dampthe printing of the text was completed in the spring of) this is copy # 33over his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionsthe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi"this is copy number 33" [the signatures of calvino and frasconi follow] the original italian text is followed by the english version translated by william weaver, calvino’s longtime translatorthe volume is illustrated by 4 multicolored woodcuts by antonio frasconi, and was published in 4to by the plain wrapper press at cottondale, al, usa inthe colophon reads as follows: "calvino/frasconi "this edition, limited to seventy-five numbered copies and signed by the author and the artist, was printed on an washington handpress at gabriel rummonds & alessandro zanella's plain wrapper press in cottondale, alabamaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedthe volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the coverwithout question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writersthe special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')
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East of eden is a novel by nobel prize winner john steinbeck, published in septemberit is about a stubborn young man who, while searching for his own identity, seeks the affection of his deeply religious father who has a preference for his brotherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe condition of the book itself is fair to good: there are no notes or signatures or other inscriptions, only the stamp “property of holland america line” on front and back page (see pictures)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available50, and the rear panel of the dust jacket shows the author with his signature in facsimile below his portrait (later printings have book reviews instead)the dust jacket is in fair condition with some scattered damage (see photos)first edition, first printing of the book and the dust jacketstated on the copyright page: “first published by the viking press in september ” with no mention of later printings, the title page shows the year , the green spine has a red rectangle with dark-blue lettering, and page 281, line 38 has the incorrect spelling ‘bite’ instead of ‘bight’the film has star actors julie harris, james dean (in his first major feature role), and raymond masseythe viking press, new yorkboth book and dust jacket have all the required first printing characteristicsthe price on the dust jacket is $4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethus, the story of cain and abel is told aneweast of eden is also the basis for the film, directed by elia kazan
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The author won the nobel prize for physiology of medicinecorners slightly bumped and some fading/tanning to rear cover from shelf wearthis theory revises our view of memory, considering it as a dynamic process of categorisation which has implications for the various psychological states from attention to dreamingoup paperback in good clean condition, no internal markings and sound bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will stimulate discussion about the mind-body problem, the origins of knowledge and the perceptual bases of languageby providing a fundamental neural basis for categorisation of the things of the world it unifies perception, action and learningoxfam books & music totnes this work presents a radical new view of the function of the brain and nervous systemit suggests that the nervous system in each individual operates as a selective system resembling natural selection in evolution but operating different mechanisms
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It belongs to the "cycle de la révolte" which brings together three works by camus, la peste, l'homme révolté and les justes, which, in part, earned its author the nobel prize for literature inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storela peste is a novel by albert camus published in and awarded the prix des critiques the same yearhalf-bound in bradel vellum- preserved title cover
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Through his own lively and eloquent reminiscences, stepping stones retraces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the nobel prize for literature and his post-nobel lifein response to firm but subtle questioning from dennis o'driscoll, seamus heaney sheds a personal light on his work (poems, essays, translations, plays) and on the artistic and ethical challenges he faced, providing an original, diverting and absorbing store of reflections, opinions and recollectionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, seamus heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies; but no book-length portrait has appeared until nowsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is supplemented with a large number of photographs, many from the heaney family album and published here for the first time
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Australian, winner of the nobel prize for literature, author of more than a dozen works of fiction, a handful of plays, and many other books, he was known as a creative writer of power, vehemence and intense imagination so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them thousands survivebut patrick white was more than a novelist for these are the letters of a great writer, a profound critic, a gossip with the sharpest eyes and tongue in the country, a man who loved and hated ferociously, a keen cook, an angry patriot, and a believer never free of doubt this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marr he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timeoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letters he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own wordswhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand since shrewd, funny, hauntingly beautiful, dramatic, pig-headed, and above all direct and relaxed, they poured from his pen over a period of seventy years, from childhood until shortly before his death edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelistwe should be thankful that they do
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On publishing paper (only ten copies on hollande paper, which were the first prints), but with a lovely message to his colleague george meredith (), one of the most famous english authors of the time and nominated seven times for the nobel prize: “ to george meredith / a small token of my deep admiration and respect / marcel schwob / paris, janplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimarcel schwob: le roi au masque d'or - paris, ollendorf, ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available“for my sister maggie” was there perhaps a connection between "maggie" schwob and george meredith? condition: very lightly aged spine, otherwise a lovely copy, uncroppedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store” it should also be noted that the author dedicated this book in englishin a lovely period green glazed half calfskin binding, preserved covers and spine, gilded upper edge (19 x 12 cm)a treasured copy of the first edition of this collection of 21 short stories by marcel schwob (), a very famous aesthete and author of the belle epoque and now sometimes considered one of the predecessors of the surrealists
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He was nominated for the nobel prize in literatureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery good condition insideare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidecharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poethistoire de magali - by andré chamsonblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardhe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardvildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the she was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"illustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrandandré chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayistour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end papersgreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétyles lunettes du lion - by charles vildrac
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2 original first editions by the nobel prize winner for literature günter grassplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe books will be carefully packed and shipped with tracking numberour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith collector's ex-librisused condition with some signs of use (all can be seen in the photos) pages are darkened (post-war paper)
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Kipling was the first person from the british isles to win the nobel prize for literature, and the first english language writer to winplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith multiple illustrations by kiplinghardcover first edition (macmillan, ), second impression (october, )our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenot ex library, not a book club; no dust jacket as issued
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Paustovsky () was a russian soviet writer nominated for the nobel prize for literature init is not a strictly historical document but rather a long, lyrical tale focusing on the internal perceptions and poetic development of the writerit has been called a "biography of the soul" rather than a biography of eventsnonetheless, it does provide a unique view of life in russia when he was in the caucasus in the early sof his autobiographysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal hardback with dust jacket in vgcthis is the fifth vol
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Saul bellow was the winner of the nobel prize for literaturesigned by saul bellowsammler's planetsammler's planet was the winner of the national book award
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Promises live at nobel peace prize concert, oslo 5:08the title is promisesfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Steinbeck 'once there was a war' - winner of the nobel prize a corgi book "only john steinbeck could write such a book about the ordinary soldier "corgi reissue datepocket sized book in good condition but somewhat grubby due to age50 uk 4a read more
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Oxfam books & music bedford nobel prize infirst volume of "chronicles"in good, almost unread conditionthe meetings he had in the tumultuous and nightly grennwich village would mark his lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaperback version of this book, which is in portugesebob dylan recalls in 'chronicles' his encounters with musicians, producers and artists and his first loves and tells us about the disorganized library, discovered at a friend's house and which was essential in his training, where he read from tucidides to eliotbob dylan arrived in new york in , when he was not yet twenty years old
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