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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... stories , sweeping across decades , past famous faces , pausing over obscure people for the simple pleasure of proving ... story which , once elaborated , polished and given its punch - line , could then be filed away in the labyrinthine ...
... stories , sweeping across decades , past famous faces , pausing over obscure people for the simple pleasure of proving ... story which , once elaborated , polished and given its punch - line , could then be filed away in the labyrinthine ...
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... story of a boy's awakening to love , told in retrospect by a sadder and older man . In order to test his renderings ... story of an adolescent swept into love and into adulthood by the force of his unrequited passion for a young woman ...
... story of a boy's awakening to love , told in retrospect by a sadder and older man . In order to test his renderings ... story of an adolescent swept into love and into adulthood by the force of his unrequited passion for a young woman ...
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... story of Lope de Vega's dying words . The result was disastrous . As Isaiah ploughed on , Picasso's face darkened with displeasure . Death was a strictly forbidden subject in Picasso's presence ; a story about the death of a famous ...
... story of Lope de Vega's dying words . The result was disastrous . As Isaiah ploughed on , Picasso's face darkened with displeasure . Death was a strictly forbidden subject in Picasso's presence ; a story about the death of a famous ...
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