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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... Headington House , for a split second his composure deserted him and he stared out across the garden . Then he looked back at me , equanimity restored , and said , ' That is the history of the Jews . ' In 1916 Mendel Berlin moved the ...
... Headington House , for a split second his composure deserted him and he stared out across the garden . Then he looked back at me , equanimity restored , and said , ' That is the history of the Jews . ' In 1916 Mendel Berlin moved the ...
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... Headington House , the splendid three- storey Georgian house she had purchased for her family . It was her husband's idea to keep on good terms . Halban seems to have thought it impolitic to force the issue to a break . Both Berlin and ...
... Headington House , the splendid three- storey Georgian house she had purchased for her family . It was her husband's idea to keep on good terms . Halban seems to have thought it impolitic to force the issue to a break . Both Berlin and ...
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... Headington House , weekdays at Albany , mornings in the British Library , lunch with friends at his clubs , the Athenaeum or Brooks ' , or at the front window table of his favourite restaurant , Casale Franco on Jermyn Street . For ...
... Headington House , weekdays at Albany , mornings in the British Library , lunch with friends at his clubs , the Athenaeum or Brooks ' , or at the front window table of his favourite restaurant , Casale Franco on Jermyn Street . For ...
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