Chevalier, Haakon 1902-1985
Overview
| Works: | 131 works in 411 publications in 6 languages and 9,040 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Fiction Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Historical fiction Conference papers and proceedings Art Manuscripts |
| Roles: | Translator, Author, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Editor |
| Classifications: | PQ2625.A716, 843.91 |
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Most widely held works about
Haakon Chevalier
- Haakon Chevalier( )
- Chevalier, Haakon Maurice. author( )
- Martin J. Sherwin collection relating to J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J Sherwin( )
- Granville Hicks Papers by Granville Hicks( )
- Miscellaneous papers of the Virginia Quarterly Review( )
- Venturing outside the ivory tower : the political autobiography of a college professor : by Gordon Griffiths( )
- The Berkeley Playmakers : by Berkeley Playmakers( )
- by Granville Hicks( )
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Most widely held works by
Haakon Chevalier
La condition humaine by
André Malraux(
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15 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in English and held by 1,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tale of two very eventful days in March, 1927, fictionalizing the lives and events of the Communist insurrection in China. The author participated in these events giving his narrative particular vividness
15 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in English and held by 1,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tale of two very eventful days in March, 1927, fictionalizing the lives and events of the Communist insurrection in China. The author participated in these events giving his narrative particular vividness
Days of wrath by
André Malraux(
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6 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The book is about a Communist prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. The prisoner escapes and has a struggle with terror and insanity. He endures with courage and tries to create a life with a purpose."--Amazon
6 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The book is about a Communist prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. The prisoner escapes and has a struggle with terror and insanity. He endures with courage and tries to create a life with a purpose."--Amazon
Oppenheimer : the story of a friendship by
Haakon Chevalier(
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20 editions published between 1965 and 1966 in 3 languages and held by 834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Impressions, based on a friendship of seventeen years, of the life and personality of the atomic scientist, including his later involvement in security investigations by U.S. Government authorities
20 editions published between 1965 and 1966 in 3 languages and held by 834 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Impressions, based on a friendship of seventeen years, of the life and personality of the atomic scientist, including his later involvement in security investigations by U.S. Government authorities
The secret life of Salvador Dalí by
Salvador Dalí(
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28 editions published between 1942 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This early autobiography, which takes Dalí through his late thirties, is as startling and unpredictable as his art. On its first publication, the reviewer of Books observed: "It is impossible not to admire this painter as writer ... (Dalí) succeeds in doing exactly what he sets out to do ... communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself he sets out to portray." Superbly illustrated with over eighty photographs of Dalí and his works, and scores of Dalí drawings and sketches
28 editions published between 1942 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This early autobiography, which takes Dalí through his late thirties, is as startling and unpredictable as his art. On its first publication, the reviewer of Books observed: "It is impossible not to admire this painter as writer ... (Dalí) succeeds in doing exactly what he sets out to do ... communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself he sets out to portray." Superbly illustrated with over eighty photographs of Dalí and his works, and scores of Dalí drawings and sketches
Holy Week, a novel by
Aragon(
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8 editions published between 1961 and 1974 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The book covers the week of 19 to 26 March 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte, after escaping from captivity on the island of Elba, sought to regain power from the French King Louis XVIII. The main character in the novel, the painter Théodore Géricault, who has renounced his artistic career for a military one, accompanies the king on his flight from Paris, but as the king continues to flee across the frontier into Belgium, Géricault begins to have doubts about his own loyalties and the implications of his potential choices
8 editions published between 1961 and 1974 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The book covers the week of 19 to 26 March 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte, after escaping from captivity on the island of Elba, sought to regain power from the French King Louis XVIII. The main character in the novel, the painter Théodore Géricault, who has renounced his artistic career for a military one, accompanies the king on his flight from Paris, but as the king continues to flee across the frontier into Belgium, Géricault begins to have doubts about his own loyalties and the implications of his potential choices
Seven faces of love by
André Maurois(
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9 editions published between 1943 and 1976 in English and French and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1943 and 1976 in English and French and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The devil's share by
Denis de Rougemont(
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19 editions published between 1944 and 1973 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1944 and 1973 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
50 secrets of magic craftsmanship by
Salvador Dalí(
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5 editions published between 1948 and 1992 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an unabridged republication of Salvador Dali's 1948 text in which the surrealist artist offers his ideas on painting, expresses his thoughts on the work of other artists, and shares fifty "secrets" for mastering the art of painting
5 editions published between 1948 and 1992 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an unabridged republication of Salvador Dali's 1948 text in which the surrealist artist offers his ideas on painting, expresses his thoughts on the work of other artists, and shares fifty "secrets" for mastering the art of painting
The man who would be God by
Haakon Chevalier(
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21 editions published between 1959 and 1966 in English and Czech and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Famous American physicist sacrifices everything - his health, family and friends - to his determination that the atomic bomb be built and used
21 editions published between 1959 and 1966 in English and Czech and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Famous American physicist sacrifices everything - his health, family and friends - to his determination that the atomic bomb be built and used
A dying colonialism by
Frantz Fanon(
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11 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An incisive and illuminating account of how, during the Algerian Revolution, the people of Algeria changed centuries-old cultural patterns and embraced certain ancient cultural practices long derided by their colonialist oppressors as primitive, in order to destroy those same oppressors. Fanon uses the fifth year of the Algerian Revolution as a point of departure for an explication of the inevitable dynamics of colonial oppression
11 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An incisive and illuminating account of how, during the Algerian Revolution, the people of Algeria changed centuries-old cultural patterns and embraced certain ancient cultural practices long derided by their colonialist oppressors as primitive, in order to destroy those same oppressors. Fanon uses the fifth year of the Algerian Revolution as a point of departure for an explication of the inevitable dynamics of colonial oppression
Army of shadows by
Joseph Kessel(
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7 editions published between 1944 and 1945 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Analyse : Roman historique
7 editions published between 1944 and 1945 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Analyse : Roman historique
The death of a nobody by
Jules Romains(
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5 editions published between 1944 and 1976 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Om et hverdagsmenneskes død og de forandringer, den fremkalder i hans omgivelser
5 editions published between 1944 and 1976 in English and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Om et hverdagsmenneskes død og de forandringer, den fremkalder i hans omgivelser
The ironic temper; Anatole France and his time by
Haakon Chevalier(
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12 editions published between 1932 and 1973 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1932 and 1973 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hidden faces by
Salvador Dalí(
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18 editions published between 1944 and 1993 in 4 languages and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seule et unique fiction de S. Dali (1904-1989), écrite en français et publiée en 1944, ce roman fait le portrait d'une poignée d'aristocrates mondains durant la période déterminante de 1934 à 1945, temps de l'engagement
18 editions published between 1944 and 1993 in 4 languages and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seule et unique fiction de S. Dali (1904-1989), écrite en français et publiée en 1944, ce roman fait le portrait d'une poignée d'aristocrates mondains durant la période déterminante de 1934 à 1945, temps de l'engagement
Toward the African revolution : political essays by
Frantz Fanon(
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16 editions published between 1967 and 1988 in English and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The political essays, articles, and notes by Frantz Fanon published in the present volume cover the most active period of his life, from the publication of Peau Noir, Masques Blancs [Black skin, white masks] in 1952 - he was then twenty-eight years old - to that of Les Damnés de la Terra [The wretched of the earth] in 1961 which was to coincide, within a matter of days, with the date of his death."--Editorial note
16 editions published between 1967 and 1988 in English and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The political essays, articles, and notes by Frantz Fanon published in the present volume cover the most active period of his life, from the publication of Peau Noir, Masques Blancs [Black skin, white masks] in 1952 - he was then twenty-eight years old - to that of Les Damnés de la Terra [The wretched of the earth] in 1961 which was to coincide, within a matter of days, with the date of his death."--Editorial note
Three short novels by
Vercors(
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2 editions published in 1947 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1947 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Roman journal by
Stendhal(
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10 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of the world's greatest writers--in love with a great city. In a fascinating travel book, Stendhal carries the reader along with him on a grand tour of Rome. Described with all the wit and sensitivity of a master storyteller, incomparable Rome comes breathtakingly alive. No one but the author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma could capture the city's spell so magically: the Colosseum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, the Forum, fountains, ruins, art treasures, the Italian people--all the pageantry that was once Rome lives again, and for all time! Stendhal: the most original and diverting of all guides to the Eternal City!
10 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of the world's greatest writers--in love with a great city. In a fascinating travel book, Stendhal carries the reader along with him on a grand tour of Rome. Described with all the wit and sensitivity of a master storyteller, incomparable Rome comes breathtakingly alive. No one but the author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma could capture the city's spell so magically: the Colosseum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, the Forum, fountains, ruins, art treasures, the Italian people--all the pageantry that was once Rome lives again, and for all time! Stendhal: the most original and diverting of all guides to the Eternal City!
Home is the hunter by
Gontran de Poncins(
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3 editions published between 1943 and 1945 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A retired, elderly servant reminisces when he is called back temporarily to the family he had served for forty years
3 editions published between 1943 and 1945 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A retired, elderly servant reminisces when he is called back temporarily to the family he had served for forty years
Les beaux quartiers, roman by
Aragon(
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4 editions published in 1938 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Široce rozpracovaný obraz francouzské, přesněji pařížské společnosti v předvečer první světové války. Hlavními hrdiny jsou dva bratři Barbentanové, dva zcela protichůdné lidské typy: kořistnický a v honbě za bohatstvím a mocí ničeho se neštítící Edmund a citlivý, v přilnutí k prostému lidu štěstí života naleznuvší Armand. A kolem nich roj postav a postaviček v nejrozmanitějším prostředí i pestrém proudu děje - pravý karneval života
4 editions published in 1938 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Široce rozpracovaný obraz francouzské, přesněji pařížské společnosti v předvečer první světové války. Hlavními hrdiny jsou dva bratři Barbentanové, dva zcela protichůdné lidské typy: kořistnický a v honbě za bohatstvím a mocí ničeho se neštítící Edmund a citlivý, v přilnutí k prostému lidu štěstí života naleznuvší Armand. A kolem nich roj postav a postaviček v nejrozmanitějším prostředí i pestrém proudu děje - pravý karneval života
First harvest by
Vladimir Pozner(
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3 editions published in 1943 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1943 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Malraux, André 1901-1976 Author
- Dalí, Salvador 1904-1989 Author
- Frank, Waldo David 1889-1967 Author of introduction
- Mazal Holocaust Collection
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1904-1967
- Aragon 1897-1982 Author
- Fanon, Frantz 1925-1961 Author
- Maurois, André 1885-1967 Author
- Géricault, Théodore
- Rougemont, Denis de 1906-1985 Author
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Africa Algeria Aristocracy (Social class) Chevalier, Haakon, China China--Shanghai Civilization Color in art Communism Culture Dalí, Salvador, Devil Drawing--Study and teaching Ethnic relations Europe France France, Anatole, French French colonies French fiction French language French literature Friendship German Occupation of France (1940-1945) Germany Guerrillas Historical fiction, French Irony Italy--Rome Literature and science Love Oppenheimer, J. Robert, Painters Painting--Technique Politics and government Prisoners Race relations Revolution (Algeria : 1954-1962) Scientists in literature Short stories, French Social aspects Social conditions Spain Spanish fiction Travel Underground movements, War Women Women in art Women in literature World War (1939-1945)
Alternative Names
Chevalier, Haakon
Chevalier, Haakon 1902-1985
Chevalier, Haakon M.
Chevalier, Haakon Maurice.
Chevalier, Haakon Maurice 1902-
Chevalier Haakon Maurice 1902-1985
Haakon Chevalier Amerikaans taalkundige (1901-1985)
Haakon Maurice Chevalier
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