Robinson, Bruce 1946-Overview
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works by
Bruce Robinson
The killing fields
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.
The peculiar memories of Thomas Penman
by Bruce Robinson
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7 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and German and held by 550 libraries worldwide The portrait of a teenage lout in 1950s Britain. He is Thomas Penn, 14, who goes in for scatology, tortures animals and spies on his family. But he writes poetry and there is at least one girl who loves him. By the screenwriter of the film, The Killing Fields.
The obvious elephant
by Bruce Robinson
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and held by 523 libraries worldwide When an elephant appears one day in the town square, no one, including the elephant itself, knows what it is.
Withnail & I
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 454 libraries worldwide Set in 1969, depicts the lives of Withnail and Marwood, two poor, unemployed actors. When Marwood is offered the lead role in a play it strains their friendship and they decide to spend a weekend at the cottage of Withnail's Uncle Monte to relax. Things go horribly wrong however, and the rift between them grows.
L'histoire d'Adèle H
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7 editions published between 1975 and 2008 in French and held by 404 libraries worldwide Based on the true story of Adele Hugo's obsessive love affair which led her to run away from home to follow her womanizing lover across an ocean to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Withnail and I
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31 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in English and held by 246 libraries worldwide Set in 1969, the film features the celebration of a friendship which has survived five years between two young, out-of-work actors.
Withnail and I
by Bruce Robinson
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6 editions published between 1986 and 1998 in English and held by 237 libraries worldwide
How to get ahead in advertising
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10 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and held by 210 libraries worldwide A burned-out young advertising executive experiences crisis when a mysterious giant pimple on his neck starts making career decisions for him.
Romeo and Juliet
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 178 libraries worldwide Two teenagers from warring houses fall in love; tragedy ensues.
Harold and the duck
by Bruce Robinson
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide
Still crazy
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and held by 119 libraries worldwide Follow the hilarious exploits of '70s rock phenomenon Strange Fruit as they reunite 20 years after a nasty break-up and attempt to recapture their fame.
Jennifer eight
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8 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 108 libraries worldwide Homicide investigator John Berlin believes he has made a breakthrough in a serial killing case when he discovers a witness: a blind woman named Helena.
Smoking in bed : conversations with Bruce Robinson
by Bruce Robinson
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide
The Story of Adele H. L'histoire d'Adèle H
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1 edition published in 1999 in French and held by 61 libraries worldwide Adele, the sensitive daughter of Victor Hugo, becomes involved in a romance that is self-destructive.
Return to paradise
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide Three young men once lived a life of drugs, sex and freedom in Malaysia. Now one is in prison (Vince Vaughn) and will be executed in five days if a woman (Anne Heche) cannot persuade the other two to return to Malaysia to serve three years in prison.
The killing fields
by Bruce Robinson
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6 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide
The killing fields
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10 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 26 libraries worldwide Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.
Paranoia in the laundrette
by Bruce Robinson
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide
De merkwaardige herinneringen van Thomas Penman
by Bruce Robinson
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in Dutch and held by 10 libraries worldwide Het leven van een puber verandert volkomen wanneer hij voor het eerst verliefd wordt en hij het geheim van zijn leven ontdekt.
La déchirure
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15 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 6 libraries worldwide "Sydney Schanberg, reportero y periodista del New York Times, se encuentra como corresponsal de guerra en Phnom Penh, Cambodia, cubriendo las atrocidades y tragedias del enfrentamiento, al lado del representante local Dith Pran. Cuando la fuerza norteamericana deja el país, Pran envía a su familia con ellos pero se queda con Schanberg para apoyarlo en su difícil labor. Pronto, se enfrentará al horror de la violencia y la desesperación cuando el Khmer Rouge se apropie de la ciudad y la pesadilla de asesinatos y tortura inicie, plagando los campos de muerte y sangre"--Container. more
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Actors Advertising executives Animals Biography Blind women Cambodia Children's stories Comedy films Comedy films Compulsive behavior Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dith Pran,--1942-2008 Drama Eccentrics and eccentricities Elephants England Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Grandfathers Great Britain History Hugo, Adèle,--1830-1915 Interpersonal conflict Interviews Juliet (Fictitious character) Juvenile works Love Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture plays Motion picture plays Motion picture plays, English Motion picture producers and directors Nineteen sixties Pictorial works Pornography--Collectors and collecting Reunions Robinson, Bruce,--1946- Rock musicians Romeo (Fictitious character) Schanberg, Sydney H.--1934- Serial murder investigation Teenage boys Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films
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English
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French (32) Spanish (16) Multiple languages (11) German (9) Undetermined (3) No Linguistic content (2) Miscellaneous languages (2) Dutch (2) Italian (1) Covers
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