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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'Â Â 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 indiathe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'Â Â william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our timesshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'Â Â the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvard'profound and stimulatingindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointshis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomhe deserves the recognitionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreout 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 peacehis books have been translated into thirty languagesthis is a book that needed to have been written
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Democratic republic of congo nobel prize laureats and orchids s/s mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature inthis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france init should be pointed out that there is no written record of this balletare 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 storea very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world warthis is one of the only known copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american public
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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 hedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasewelch medal of the american association for the history of medicinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury st
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturefrom 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 year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsfrom 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-involvedin 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 similaritiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agethe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismnow it is much more complexfor 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 nigercover & spine in very good conditiona few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombwe are all potential targets
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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 catawikinear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilingcatawiki’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 storelibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedhardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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From the nobel collectionuk mainland from ÂŁ3are buying from outside of the ukhermione granger's wandofficial collectors wand
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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 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 bookoxfam 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 inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages lightly tanned throughout, but clean 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"  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreour 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 sources see oxfam website for delivery information read moreex 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 sympathiesyale university press, hardcover, first edition used: good plus conditiondj wrapped in cellophane
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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 moreas new, appears unread in a fine dust jacket, not price clippedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover first uk edition, first printingcatawiki’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 storelibrary, not a book club, no remainder or owner's markskrasznahorkai leapt into contention in , when he won the man booker internationalkrasznahorkai many see as the heir to wplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 ;Â 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 uniondoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italydue to the author's independent-minded stance on the october revolution, doctor zhivago was refused publication in the ussrare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableat the instigation of giangiacomo feltrinelli, the manuscript was smuggled to milan and published inthe 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 gradeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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 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 wearplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi"this is copy number 33the special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john colemansigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available" [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 type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by h) this is copy # 33the 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, alabamathe volume is illustrated by 4 multicolored woodcuts by antonio frasconi, and was published in 4to by the plain wrapper press at cottondale, al, usa inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeover his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionswithout question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writersthe volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the coverthe paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed dampthe printing of the text was completed in the spring ofplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 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 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 deathbut patrick white was more than a novelist edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelistsee oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance) so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them thousands surviveout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own wordswe should be thankful that they do he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timeoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letterswhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand since
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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, janare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’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, uncropped” it should also be noted that the author dedicated this book in englishour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemarcel schwob: le roi au masque d'or - paris, ollendorf, ppin 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 surrealistsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The author won the nobel prize for physiology of medicineit will stimulate discussion about the mind-body problem, the origins of knowledge and the perceptual bases of languageoup paperback in good clean condition, no internal markings and sound bindingcorners 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 dreamingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit suggests that the nervous system in each individual operates as a selective system resembling natural selection in evolution but operating different mechanismsby 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 system
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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 inhalf-bound in bradel vellum- preserved title coverare 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 yearcatawiki’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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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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He was nominated for the nobel prize in literaturewonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end papershe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardhistoire de magali - by andré chamsonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardandré chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayistblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poethe was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"slightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insideour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétyvildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the svery good condition insideboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracillustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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2 original first editions by the nobel prize winner for literature günter grassare 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)the books will be carefully packed and shipped with tracking numbercatawiki’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 storewith collector's ex-librisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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 winwith multiple illustrations by kiplingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover first edition (macmillan, ), second impression (october, )not ex library, not a book club; no dust jacket as issuedcatawiki’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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Paustovsky () was a russian soviet writer nominated for the nobel prize for literature init has been called a "biography of the soul" rather than a biography of eventsthis is the fifth volsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof his autobiographynonetheless, it does provide a unique view of life in russia when he was in the caucasus in the early sit is not a strictly historical document but rather a long, lyrical tale focusing on the internal perceptions and poetic development of the writeroxfam shop kendal hardback with dust jacket in vgc
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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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Pablo neruda was awarded the nobel prize in literature incanto general cover: jan vanriet, watercolour edition of de morgen, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover with dust jacket - mm condition: as newcatawiki’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 storethis lot contains 3 works by pablo neruda in the dutch language: ik beken ik heb geleefd - herinneringen amsterdam, prometheus, ppsewn - hardcover - mm condition: good will be sent with track and tracetwintig liefdesgedichten en een wanhoopszang with an introduction by translator willem bossier uitgeverij orion, desclee de brouwer, ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Kertesz won the nobel prize for literature in , the only hungarian to date to have wonnear fine with a small spine lean in a near fine jacketare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinot a former library book, in original just jacket, no owner's mark or remainder markcatawiki’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 storehardcover first german edition (rowohlt ), first printingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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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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nobel prize winning writer see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop micklegate cover has tiny tear at bottom, name at top
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Oxfam bookshop st albans envelope portraying prime minister menachim begin and representative of president anwar sadat receiving the peace prize in oslo, 10th december with stamp franked cairo on same datesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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