‘Orientalism’, the Barenboim-Said Foundation, the East-West Divan orchestra, 20 honorary degrees, umpteen prizes: there is much to say about this clever, cultivated, humane man.
Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said
(author)
£25.00
Edition:Hardback978152661465018/03/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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This year will be the 70th anniversary of Orwell's death, and there's a lot of doublespeak around. Thank God for Orwell.
Orwell: A Man Of Our Time
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An exploration of the friendship and rivalry of these two poets, who met weekly at the Ritz (for a while) to discuss sex, suicide, mental health and other mutual preoccupations.
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The Czech creative spirit seen through an atmospheric portrait of his friend, the artist Vladimir Boudnik.
The Gentle Barbarian
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Ronald Knox, in his sermon at GKC's funeral, said "All of this generation has grown up under Chesterton's influence so completely that we do not even know when we are thinking Chesterton", y... read more
The Sins of G. K. Chesterton
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