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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... dinner , Isaiah retired into a corner with the Magdalen don C.S. Lewis . They talked unctuously about ' God , Shakespeare and the charade of life ' , until Isaiah overheard Virginia , nearby , mention Elizabeth Bowen.12 He stepped ...
... dinner , Isaiah retired into a corner with the Magdalen don C.S. Lewis . They talked unctuously about ' God , Shakespeare and the charade of life ' , until Isaiah overheard Virginia , nearby , mention Elizabeth Bowen.12 He stepped ...
Page 197
... dinner guests followed nervously behind . At the dinner table , he made a remark that Isaiah reported to Vera Weizmann with obvious approval : ' Never mind whether the choices are good or bad ; what we must have is a great multiplicity ...
... dinner guests followed nervously behind . At the dinner table , he made a remark that Isaiah reported to Vera Weizmann with obvious approval : ' Never mind whether the choices are good or bad ; what we must have is a great multiplicity ...
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... dinner , the President took Chip Bohlen out into the Alsops ' garden and the two could be seen strolling up and down , deep in conversation . 64 Over dinner the President joked in the breezy style of a Palm Beach playboy , eyeing Berlin ...
... dinner , the President took Chip Bohlen out into the Alsops ' garden and the two could be seen strolling up and down , deep in conversation . 64 Over dinner the President joked in the breezy style of a Palm Beach playboy , eyeing Berlin ...
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