The nobel prize in literature
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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"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 inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages lightly tanned throughout, but cleanoxfam 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  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
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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 indiaout 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'profound and stimulatinghe deserves the recognitionshows 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 harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointshis books have been translated into thirty languagesthis is a book that needed to have been writtenthe 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 times
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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 colemanare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiover 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 writers" [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 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 dampour 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 special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')"this is copy number 33please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi) this is copy # 33the printing of the text was completed in the spring ofsigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedthe 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, alabamacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturein 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 similaritieswe are all potential targetsthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismfrom 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-involvedfrom 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 omnipresentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor 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 nigerin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombcover & spine in very good conditionnow it is much more complexpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of 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 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 warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france ina very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uthis is one of the only known copiescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 catawikivery good condition insidecharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétyblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedhe was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"histoire de magali - by andré chamsonandré chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayisthe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardgreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the swonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end papersles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrand
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenear 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 websitehardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printinglibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedcatawiki’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 catawikicanto general cover: jan vanriet, watercolour edition of de morgen, ppsewn - hardcover - mm condition: good will be sent with track and traceour 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, pptwintig 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover with dust jacket - mm condition: as new
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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 condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreex libris stamp on spine and copyright page
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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 catawiki"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 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 ussrour 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 iiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 inat the instigation of giangiacomo feltrinelli, the manuscript was smuggled to milan and published indoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 yearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf-bound in bradel vellum- preserved title coverplease 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 imaginationout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own words this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marr 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 thousands survivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe should be thankful that they dooxfam 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 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 so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them 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 timebut patrick white was more than a novelist
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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 writerthis is the fifth voloxfam shop kendal hardback with dust jacket in vgcsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenonetheless, it does provide a unique view of life in russia when he was in the caucasus in the early sof his autobiographyit has been called a "biography of the soul" rather than a biography of events
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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 moreoxfam 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 recollectionsit 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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Kipling was the first person from the british isles to win the nobel prize for literature, and the first english language writer to winare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith multiple illustrations by kiplingnot ex library, not a book club; no dust jacket as issuedour 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 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 wonare 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 markour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenear fine with a small spine lean in a near fine jackethardcover first german edition (rowohlt ), first printingplease 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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Saul bellow was the winner of the nobel prize for literaturesammler's planet was the winner of the national book awardsigned by saul bellowsammler's planet
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Title: beginner`s guide to winning nobel prizecatalogue number
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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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'the nobel lecture in literature, see oxfam website for delivery information read moremorrison's nobel lecture, on the power of language, is accompanied by lectures to amnesty international and the newspaper association of americamouth full of blood is a powerful, erudite and essential gathering of ideas that speaks to us allthe sweep of american history and the current state of politics" - oprah winfreya vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered american writersspanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around usour truth-tellerthe duty of the press and the role of the artistit celebrates morrison's extraordinary contribution to the literary worldthat may be the measure of our livesthat may be the meaning of life'word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference-the way in which we are like no other lifeshe revisits the bluest eye, sula and beloved; reassessing the novels that have become touchstones for generations of readersthroughout mouth full of blood our search for truth, moral integrity and expertise is met by toni morrison with controlled anger, elegance and literary excellence"she was our consciencethey are concerned with race, gender and globalisationshe speaks to graduating students and visitors to both the louvre and america's black holocaust museumshe used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend themthe collection is structured in three parts and these are heart-stoppingly introduced by a prayer for the dead of 9/11, a meditation on martin luther king and a eulogy for james baldwinshe was a magician with language, who understood the power of wordsbut we do language
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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 macleodsee 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 diseaseoriginally 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 hin 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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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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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 oslo on same datesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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From the nobel collectionuk mainland from ÂŁ3are buying from outside of the ukofficial collectors wandhermione granger's wand
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'the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize insee oxfam website for delivery information read morewriting in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly formsoxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration'at the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexualsa sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'
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Oxfam books & music beeston edinburgh university press, very good condition, crease on front cover this book fills a gap in the existing literature on the second world war by covering the range of challenges, threats, issues, dilemmas, and changes faced and dealt with by sweden during the conflictreaders of this book will gain a fresh, broad view of the period, personalities and problems from a swedish orientationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinterest in sweden's wartime experiences has increased due to its post-war profile as a neutral that both allowed german troops to transit through its territory and also carried on trading with the nazi regime during the holocaust yearsmany misconceptions and false impressions have arisen and persisted as a result of deliberate misinformation and concealment by all sides during that time
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the stories of john cheever by john cheever when the stories of john cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the pulitzer prizesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" from the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "the enormous radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "the housebreaker of shady hill" and "the swimmer," cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of lifevintage books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection" in very good conditionpages clean, small crease to the back cover, minor wear to the cover spinein the years since, it has become a classichere are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriesthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfit reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historythe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset church
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unreadkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurythe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"the book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootshe later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismit moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildings
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