Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... Aline grew up in a large family mansion in the Avenue d'léna in the 16th arrondissement . It was a significantly less observant Jewish household than Isaiah's . Aline grew up as an assimilated Parisian , conscious of her Russian and ...
... Aline grew up in a large family mansion in the Avenue d'léna in the 16th arrondissement . It was a significantly less observant Jewish household than Isaiah's . Aline grew up as an assimilated Parisian , conscious of her Russian and ...
Page 215
... Aline . Before Easter 1954 , in a depressed and anguished state of mind , he asked Aline to give him a lift into London so that he could attend a meeting about the disposal of his father's bristles business . On the journey , he ...
... Aline . Before Easter 1954 , in a depressed and anguished state of mind , he asked Aline to give him a lift into London so that he could attend a meeting about the disposal of his father's bristles business . On the journey , he ...
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... Aline Berlin , 11.10.89 ; Philippe de Gunzbourg , ' Les Origines Russes ' , unpublished mss . , typescript in the possession of Lady Berlin , Headington House . 8 MI / IV IB , 11.10.89 . 9 MI / IV Peter Halban , 1997 ; Philippe Halban ...
... Aline Berlin , 11.10.89 ; Philippe de Gunzbourg , ' Les Origines Russes ' , unpublished mss . , typescript in the possession of Lady Berlin , Headington House . 8 MI / IV IB , 11.10.89 . 9 MI / IV Peter Halban , 1997 ; Philippe Halban ...
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