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It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature inthis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american publicour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world warit 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 is one of the only known copiesa very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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-involvedwe are all potential targetsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin 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 conditionnow it is much more complexfrom 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 omnipresentpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agefor 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 niger
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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 inlibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printingnear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 sourceslauded 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 condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreex libris stamp on spine and copyright pagedj wrapped in cellophane
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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 union"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 storedue to the author's independent-minded stance on the october revolution, doctor zhivago was refused publication in the ussrthe 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 inthe novel doctor zhivago has been part of the russian school curriculum since , where it is read in 11th gradeat 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 iidoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance) this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marr so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut patrick white was more than a novelist 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 surviveoxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letters 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 doubtout 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 edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelist he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timewe should be thankful that they do
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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 coverour 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 yearare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’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 lifesee 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 timein 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 now
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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 kiplingour 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 issuedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover first edition (macmillan, ), second impression (october, )
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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 jackethardcover first german edition (rowohlt ), first printingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenot a former library book, in original just jacket, no owner's mark or remainder markare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Paustovsky () was a russian soviet writer nominated for the nobel prize for literature inof his autobiographysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the fifth volit 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 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 planet was the winner of the national book awardsammler's planet
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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 macleodoriginally 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 hsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasein 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 geniusoxfam books & music bury stwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicine
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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 laureateour 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 inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages lightly tanned throughout, but clean  see oxfam website for delivery information read more 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 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"oxfam 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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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 indiathis is a book that needed to have been writtenhis books have been translated into thirty languagesindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointsthe 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 timessee oxfam website for delivery information read more'profound and stimulatingshows 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 harvardhe deserves the recognitionhis 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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It was rumored he was about to receive the nobel prize in literature, but he died shortly before the announcement read morethe printing of the text was completed in the spring ofwithout question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writersthe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi) this is copy # 33our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by hthe paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed damp"this is copy number 33the volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the coverover his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionsthe 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 special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')" [the signatures of calvino and frasconi follow] the original italian text is followed by the english version translated by william weaver, calvino’s longtime translatorsigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john colemanthe volume is illustrated by 4 multicolored woodcuts by antonio frasconi, and was published in 4to by the plain wrapper press at cottondale, al, usa in
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He was nominated for the nobel prize in literatureillustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrandboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidecharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poetvildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the sgreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardwonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end papersandré chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayisthe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardvery good condition insidehistoire de magali - by andré chamsonhe was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableavec soixante dessins de madeleine charléty
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Pablo neruda was awarded the nobel prize in literature incanto general cover: jan vanriet, watercolour edition of de morgen, ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardcover with dust jacket - mm condition: as newsewn - 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, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis lot contains 3 works by pablo neruda in the dutch language: ik beken ik heb geleefd - herinneringen amsterdam, prometheus, pp
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Winner of both a booker prize and pegasus prize for literature, the bone people is a work of unfettered wordplay and mesmerising emotional complexityas kerewin succumbs to simon's feral charm, she also falls under the spell of his maori foster father joe, who rescued the boy from a shipwreck and now treats him with an unsettling mixture of tenderness and brutalitythere is writing on the first page of the book see oxfam website for delivery information read moreout of this unorthodox trinity keri hulme has created what is at once a mystery, a love story, and an ambitious exploration of the zone where maori and european new zealand meet, clash, and sometimes mergeoxfam books & music perth in a tower on the new zealand sea lives kerewin holmes, part maori, part european, an artist estranged from her art, a woman in exile from her familyone night her solitude is disrupted by a visitora speechless, mercurial boy named simon, who tries to steal from her and then repays her with his most precious possession
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The author won the nobel prize for physiology of medicineoxfam books & music totnes this work presents a radical new view of the function of the brain and nervous systemsee 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 learningcorners slightly bumped and some fading/tanning to rear cover from shelf wearoup paperback in good clean condition, no internal markings and sound bindingit suggests that the nervous system in each individual operates as a selective system resembling natural selection in evolution but operating different mechanismsthis 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 dreaming
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From the nobel collectionofficial collectors wanduk mainland from ÂŁ3are buying from outside of the ukhermione granger's wand
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope lively"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joy'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptiveshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to marksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experiencepenelope lively lives in londonher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope lively'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and constructionbut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himpenelope lively lives in londonhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitzher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe in'this is the city in which everything is simultaneous'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blend
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fictionnational book award finalistnew york times bestsellerwinner of the carnegie medal for fictiona beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind french girl and a german boy whose paths collide in occupied france as both try to survive the devastation of world war ii'open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade parisand a future which draws her ever closer to werner, a german orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the hitler youthin this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one anotherthe miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesthe microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural history
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Winner of the moravia prize for fiction, the jewish husband is a bittersweet story of passion, hatred, cruelty and oppressiona very good condition copy, used with light shelf wear but with no major flawssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe is everything that he is not - the privileged daughter of a family that is wealthy, prominent and, above all, gentilea young jewish professor entertains a tormented passion for the beautiful and enigmatic soniahe wins her affections, but the price is greatoxfam books & music salisbury it is and fascist italy has imposed its infamous race laws
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His collected poems won the pulitzer prize for poetrywhether he was writing about his native ohio, the natural world, love lost and found, or the luminous resonant italy of his later work, wrights mastery of language and his powerful, haunting voice marked him out as one of the finest writers of his time, a poet whose work caught the spirit of americas anxious yet hopeful post-war yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejames wright was born in martins ferry, ohio, inoxfam shop arnold james wright is one of the most significant, most enduring figures in modern american poetry, the central figure of a greatly talented generation
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Annals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4like the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itthe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former world6 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with
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