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  • He won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridgeit would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism'  soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiaoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiathis is a book that needed to have been writtenhe deserves the recognition'profound and stimulatingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis books have been translated into thirty languagesthe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'  william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our timesindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointsshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'  the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomout of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace

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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 sourcesex libris stamp on spine and copyright pagelauded 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 sympathies  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyale university press, hardcover, first edition used: good plus conditiondj wrapped in cellophane

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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 laureate  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"  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   see oxfam website for delivery information read more  inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages;  pages lightly tanned throughout, but cleanour 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 spineoxfam 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

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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 moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover first uk edition, first printinglibrary, not a book club, no remainder or owner's marksplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storekrasznahorkai leapt into contention in , when he won the man booker internationalas new, appears unread in a fine dust jacket, not price clippedkrasznahorkai many see as the heir to wcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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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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  • 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 date50 uk 4a read morepocket sized book in good condition but somewhat grubby due to age

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  • It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit should be pointed out that there is no written record of this balletthis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france inthis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american publica very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is one of the only known copiescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world war

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  • Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicincuentin th centenary, series ivplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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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 unionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat 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 wearthe novel is named after its protagonist, yuri zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the russian revolution of and world war iithe novel doctor zhivago has been part of the russian school curriculum since , where it is read in 11th gradedue to the author's independent-minded stance on the october revolution, doctor zhivago was refused publication in the ussrplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italythe 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 incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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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 movementare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitalian republiccoins never taken out of their capsules, in original boxesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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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 moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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, alabamasigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedthe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john coleman"this is copy number 33the paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed dampthe printing of the text was completed in the spring ofthe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi) this is copy # 33over his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionsthe special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')without question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writersthe 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 type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the cover" [the signatures of calvino and frasconi follow] the original italian text is followed by the english version translated by william weaver, calvino’s longtime translatorcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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  • Page 10 holds the world famous and controversial photo of the later nobel prize winner elie wiesel, lying on a wooden bunk bed with fellow prisoners in buchenwaldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiphotos of the concentration camps were made available by the usis, (united states information service photographic section, amsterdam) en den heer jan schiet fotograaf, amsterdamwith shocking and impressive photos of the just liberated camps and 8 ppdespite the title, there are no photos nor text involving arnhem in the bookletthe material of arnhem is (likely) only shown in the exhibition itselfjan schiet (amsterdam - roelofarendsveen )he is transferred to zuchthaus siegburg in januaryschiet is liberated by the allies on 10 aprilthis concerns an extraordinary rare exhibition guide with 24 ppsettles as an independent photographer in amsterdam inthe photo was first published in the new york times on 6 may with the caption ‘crowded bunks in the prison camp at buchenwald’please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetake note: the oclc (online computer library center) / worldcat with more than affiliated libraries in more than 90 countries only mentions 5 (!) copies in the collection worldwide, four in the netherlands and one in the usa (as of february )catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein addition with descriptions of the photoshe joins the resistance and is sentenced to three years in for ‘beihilfe bildung einer geheimen verbindung’

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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 inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikila peste is a novel by albert camus published in and awarded the prix des critiques the same yearhalf-bound in bradel vellum- preserved title coverplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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  • From malala yousafzai as the youngest nobel prize laureate and carmen amaya beginning her remarkable dance career at age four to swimmer diana nyad breaking a world record at sixty- four and doris lessing still penning stories into her nineties, this inspiring volume will compel readers to reconnect with their own dreams and envision new goals to challenge themselves at any stage of lifeoxfam bookshop skipton following the great success of pioneers of the possible, angella nazarian returns with an extraordinary sequel, visionary womensee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing a foreword by melanne verveer, the director of the georgetown institute for women, peace and security, this new title highlights twenty more innovative and forward-thinking womensigned by the author: 'dear margaret; reach higher; dig deeper' with dustcover which has a small tear on fold over edge

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  • Pablo neruda was always greatly fascinated with the world of birds and it is in art of birds that the chilean nobel prize winner wanted to reflect his passion for these creatures and for the wealth of nature found in his beloved native landare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki24 x 15 cm in sizein good conditionthis is a bilingual english-spanish edition, created not only for neruda enthusiasts, but also for nature and literature lovers who are keen to discover a unique book amongst the work of this renowned poet*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredthere is a bit of yellowing at the top edgecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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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 lifeoxfam 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 nowin 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 recollectionssee 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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  • nobel prize winning writeroxfam bookshop micklegate cover has tiny tear at bottom, name at top  see oxfam website for delivery information read more

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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 imaginationwhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand sincewe should be thankful that they do  he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timebut patrick white was more than a novelist  edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelistout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own wordsoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letters  this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marrsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance)  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  thousands survive  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  so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them

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  • Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read more

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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, janmarcel schwob: le roi au masque d'or - paris, ollendorf, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki” it should also be noted that the author dedicated this book in english“for my sister maggie” was there perhaps a connection between "maggie" schwob and george meredith? condition: very lightly aged spine, otherwise a lovely copy, uncroppeda 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 surrealistsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein a lovely period green glazed half calfskin binding, preserved covers and spine, gilded upper edge (19 x 12 cm)

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  • Oxfam books & music bedford nobel prize inpaperback version of this book, which is in portugesefirst 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 morebob 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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  • Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agenow it is much more complexthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiescover & spine in very good conditionfor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigersee oxfam website for delivery information read morea few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedwe are all potential targets

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  • He was nominated for the nobel prize in literatureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedgreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardhe 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 essayistslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidevildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the shistoire de magali - by andré chamsonles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracvery good condition insideplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétycharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poetwonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end paperscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrard

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  • Gide writes here of his disillusionment with communism and would go on to win the nobel prize for literature ten years later inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedhardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printingnear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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  • Pablo neruda was awarded the nobel prize in literature inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisewn - hardcover - mm condition: good will be sent with track and tracehardcover with dust jacket - mm condition: as newthis lot contains 3 works by pablo neruda in the dutch language: ik beken ik heb geleefd - herinneringen amsterdam, prometheus, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecanto general cover: jan vanriet, watercolour edition of de morgen, ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwintig liefdesgedichten en een wanhoopszang with an introduction by translator willem bossier uitgeverij orion, desclee de brouwer, pp

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  • 2 original first editions by the nobel prize winner for literature günter grassthe books will be carefully packed and shipped with tracking numberare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiused condition with some signs of use (all can be seen in the photos) pages are darkened (post-war paper)with collector's ex-librisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

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