Jonathan Griffin (1906–1990) was a British writer and translator. During the Second World War he served as the director of BBC European Intelligence.
Works
* ''Glass Houses and Modern War'' (London: Chatto and Windus, 1938)
* ''In Earthlight: Selected Poems'' (London: Menard Press, 1995)
Translations
*
Jean Giono
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
First period
Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a ...
, ''The Horseman on the Roof'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953)
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Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis (; ; 2 March (Old Style and New Style dates, OS 18 February) 188326 October 1957) was a Greeks, Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominate ...
, ''The Greek Passion'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953)
** Another edition as ''
Christ Recrucified
''Christ Is Recrucified (Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται)'' is a 1948 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, published in the United States in 1953Library of Congress 53-10810 in English translation as ''The Greek Passion'' and in the Un ...
'' (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1954)
*
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
, ''War Memoirs'', vol. 1 (London: Collins, 1955)
* Nikos Kazantzakis, ''
Freedom and Death'' (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1956)
*
Pierre Courthion, ''Flemish Painting'' (London: Thames and Hudson, 1958)
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Jean Rostand
Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand (30 October 1894 – 4 September 1977) was a French biologist, historian of science, and philosopher.
Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher ...
, ''Can Man be modified?'' (London: Secker & Warburg, 1959)
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Henri Queffélec
Henri Queffélec (29 January 1910 – 13 January 1992) was a French writer and screenwriter.
Biography
He studied at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and then the École normale supérieure. He obtained the "agrégation de lettres" in 1934.
He is con ...
, ''Frontier of the Unknown'' (London: Secker & Warburg, 1960)
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, ''Baroque & Rococo'' (London: Thames & Hudson, 1964)
* Suzanne Lilar, ''Aspects of Love in Western Society'' (London: Thames & Hudson [1965])
* André Adrien Chastel, ''The Studios and Styles of the Renaissance: Italy, 1460-1500'' (London: Thames & Hudson, 1966)
* Fernando Pessoa, ''Selected Poems'' (Oxford: Carcanet Press, 1971)
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Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage.
Biography
Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundi ...
, ''Memories for Tomorrow'' (London: Thames and Hudson, 1974)
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Heinrich Von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (; 18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays ''The Prince of Homburg'', '' Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'' ...
, ''
The Prince of Homburg'' for the
Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Ex ...
in 1976.
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Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, an ...
, ''Notes on Cinematography'' (New York; London: Urizen Books; Distributed by Pluto Press, 1977)
References
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1906 births
1990 deaths