Muir, Willa 1890-1970
Overview
| Works: | 297 works in 1,178 publications in 2 languages and 26,232 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Allegories Psychological fiction History Short stories Criticism, interpretation, etc Detective and mystery fiction Novels Biographies Parables |
| Roles: | Translator, Author, Contributor, Other, Editor, tra |
| Classifications: | PT2621.A26, 833.912 |
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Most widely held works about
Willa Muir
- Dangerous writing : the autobiographies of Willa Muir, Margaret Laurence, and Janet Frame by Carmen Luz Fuentes-Vásquez( )
- Moving in circles : Willa Muir's writings by Aileen Christianson( Book )
- The castle by Franz Kafka( Book )
- The wee man by Francis George Scott( )
- Hermann Broch archive by Hermann Broch( Visual )
- Scotland's missing Zolas? : fiction by women, 1900-1940 by Alan Twemlow Freeman( )
- Papers of J Mary Bosdet by National Register of Archives (Scotland)( Book )
- Ideas o' their ain : Montrose & the Scottish Renaissance by Linda J Fraser( Book )
- The construction of personal identity in twentieth-century women's life writing : the autobiographies of Willa Muir, Margaret Laurence and Janet Frame by Carmen Luz Fuentes-Vásquez( )
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Most widely held works by
Willa Muir
The trial by
Franz Kafka(
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124 editions published between 1935 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 3,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge
124 editions published between 1935 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 3,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Narrates the experiences and reactions of a respectable bank functionary after his abrupt arrest on an undisclosed charge
The castle by
Franz Kafka(
Book
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99 editions published between 1930 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fantasy novel, depicting human attempts to arrive closer to God, considered to be a symbolic classic
99 editions published between 1930 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fantasy novel, depicting human attempts to arrive closer to God, considered to be a symbolic classic
Selected short stories by
Franz Kafka(
Book
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17 editions published between 1952 and 1993 in English and German and held by 2,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Donated by the estate of Donald S. Moore
17 editions published between 1952 and 1993 in English and German and held by 2,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Donated by the estate of Donald S. Moore
The penal colony : stories and short pieces by
Franz Kafka(
Book
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33 editions published between 1948 and 1976 in English and German and held by 1,667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gift of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut
33 editions published between 1948 and 1976 in English and German and held by 1,667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gift of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut
Josephus by
Lion Feuchtwanger(
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28 editions published between 1932 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 991 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Josephus is the first part of Feuchtwanger's trilogy based on the life of the Jewish historian. This book covers the period from the time of Josephus' return to Rome in 64 AD to the fall of Jerusalem and his journey to Rome to begin a writing career. Josephus has been called the classic example of a "Mr. Facing-both-ways", a Jew who wished to be friends with the enemies of his people, the Romans; a man in all honesty trying to make the best of two worlds
28 editions published between 1932 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 991 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Josephus is the first part of Feuchtwanger's trilogy based on the life of the Jewish historian. This book covers the period from the time of Josephus' return to Rome in 64 AD to the fall of Jerusalem and his journey to Rome to begin a writing career. Josephus has been called the classic example of a "Mr. Facing-both-ways", a Jew who wished to be friends with the enemies of his people, the Romans; a man in all honesty trying to make the best of two worlds
Power by
Lion Feuchtwanger(
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68 editions published between 1926 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel is based on the life of an eighteenth-century Jewish banker, Joseph Süss Oppenheimer, who served as a financial adviser to the Duke of Württemberg and was persecuted after the Duke's death
68 editions published between 1926 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel is based on the life of an eighteenth-century Jewish banker, Joseph Süss Oppenheimer, who served as a financial adviser to the Duke of Württemberg and was persecuted after the Duke's death
The great wall of China : stories and reflections by
Franz Kafka(
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16 editions published between 1933 and 1974 in English and German and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories, fables, and aphorisms, written between 1917 and 1924
16 editions published between 1933 and 1974 in English and German and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories, fables, and aphorisms, written between 1917 and 1924
Living with ballads by
Willa Muir(
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18 editions published in 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of oral poetry from children's singing games to the great Scottish ballads
18 editions published in 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of oral poetry from children's singing games to the great Scottish ballads
Three cities : a trilogy by
Sholem Asch(
Book
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10 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1933 and 1943 in English and Undetermined and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richelieu : his rise to power by
Carl Jacob Burckhardt(
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17 editions published between 1940 and 1964 in English and German and held by 716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac; 9 September 1585? 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered."--Wikipedia
17 editions published between 1940 and 1964 in English and German and held by 716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac; 9 September 1585? 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered."--Wikipedia
Success, a novel by
Lion Feuchtwanger(
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10 editions published between 1930 and 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Unjust imprisonment of a man, in post-war Bavaria, and the many people affected by his sentence
10 editions published between 1930 and 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Unjust imprisonment of a man, in post-war Bavaria, and the many people affected by his sentence
The ugly duchess by
Lion Feuchtwanger(
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16 editions published between 1927 and 1951 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historical romance based on the life of Margaretha, Countess of Tyrol in the 14th century
16 editions published between 1927 and 1951 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historical romance based on the life of Margaretha, Countess of Tyrol in the 14th century
Amerika by
Franz Kafka(
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10 editions published between 1946 and 2019 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land." Here is a startlingly modern, fantastic and visionary tale of America "as a place no one has yet seen, in a historical period that can't be identified," writes E.L
10 editions published between 1946 and 2019 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land." Here is a startlingly modern, fantastic and visionary tale of America "as a place no one has yet seen, in a historical period that can't be identified," writes E.L
Salvation by
Sholem Asch(
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10 editions published between 1934 and 1968 in 3 languages and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a Jewish village set in an isolated region along the Vistula in Poland in the years following the retreat of Napoleon's armies
10 editions published between 1934 and 1968 in 3 languages and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of a Jewish village set in an isolated region along the Vistula in Poland in the years following the retreat of Napoleon's armies
Metamorphosis by
Franz Kafka(
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11 editions published between 1968 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin, a giant beetlelike insect, thus becoming an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, an a quintessentially alienated man
11 editions published between 1968 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin, a giant beetlelike insect, thus becoming an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, an a quintessentially alienated man
The sleepwalkers : a trilogy by
Hermann Broch(
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20 editions published between 1932 and 1987 in English and German and held by 533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows the lives of a young Prussian army officer, a Luxembourger bookkeeper, and an Alsatian wine dealer--each in a sense a sleepwalker, representing a panorama of German society and its progressive deterioration of values that culminated in its defeat at the end of World War I
20 editions published between 1932 and 1987 in English and German and held by 533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows the lives of a young Prussian army officer, a Luxembourger bookkeeper, and an Alsatian wine dealer--each in a sense a sleepwalker, representing a panorama of German society and its progressive deterioration of values that culminated in its defeat at the end of World War I
The metamorphosis, In the penal colony, and other stories by
Franz Kafka(
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9 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in English and German and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of the best know novellas and stories of one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century
9 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in English and German and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of the best know novellas and stories of one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century
The Jew of Rome by
Lion Feuchtwanger(
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9 editions published between 1935 and 1936 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The second volume of s trilogy based on the life of the Jewish historian
9 editions published between 1935 and 1936 in English and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The second volume of s trilogy based on the life of the Jewish historian
Mottke, the thief by
Sholem Asch(
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8 editions published between 1935 and 1970 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Transcript
8 editions published between 1935 and 1970 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Transcript
The enigmatic czar; the life of Alexander I of Russia by
Maurice Paléologue(
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10 editions published between 1938 and 2013 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1938 and 2013 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Muir, Edwin 1887-1959 Other Contributor Translator Author of introduction Author Editor
- Kafka, Franz 1883-1924 Author
- Feuchtwanger, Lion 1884-1958 Author
- Asch, Sholem 1880-1957 Author
- Rahv, Philip 1908-1973 Author of introduction
- Josephus, Flavius
- Broch, Hermann 1886-1951 Author
- Fuentes-Vásquez, Carmen Luz Author
- Laurence, Margaret
- Frame, Janet
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Associated Subjects
Alexander--I,--Emperor of Russia, Alienation (Philosophy) Alienation (Social psychology) Allegories Austrian fiction Authority Ballads, Scots Bureaucracy Castles Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects Folk music German fiction German language German literature Germany Guilt Humorous stories Immigrants Jews Josephus, Flavius Kafka, Franz, Kings and rulers Lloyd, A. L.--(Albert Lancaster), Maultasch, Margarete,--Gräfin von Tirol, Metamorphosis Middle East--Jerusalem Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Philosophy Poland Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc Prozess (Kafka, Franz) Psychological fiction Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis,--duc de, Rome (Empire) Russia Samsa, Gregor--(Fictitious character) Scotland Short stories Short stories, Austrian Short stories, German Sieges Simons, Leonard N., Singing games Surveyors Süss-Oppenheimer, Joseph, Totalitarianism Trials United States Verwandlung (Kafka, Franz) Yiddish fiction
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Alternative Names
Anderson, Wilhelmina Johnston
Anderson, Willa
Anderson, Willa, 1890-
Anderson Willa 1890-1970
Muir, W. J. A.
Muir, W. J. A. 1890-1970
Muir, W. J. A. (Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson)
Muir, W. J. A. (Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson), 1890-
Muir, W. J. A. (Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson), 1890-1970
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnstone.
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnstone, 1890-
Muir Wilhelmina Johnstone 1890-1970
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson 1890-1970
Muir, Willa 1890-
Scott, Agnes Neill 1890-1970
W. J. A.(Wilhelmina Johnstone Anderson) Muir
Willa Muir Brits taalkundige (1890-1970)
Willa Muir schottische Schriftstellerin und Übersetzerin
Willa Muir Scottish novelist, essayist and translator
Willa Muir shkrimtare
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