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1	The Voice Imitator more books like this by Thomas Bernhard, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) The Austrian playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-89) is acknowledged as among the major writers of our times. At once pessimistic and exhilarating, Bernhard's work depicts the corruption of the modern world, the dynamics of totalitarianism, and the interplay of reality and appearance. In this stunning translation of "The Voice ... see all copies from $5.60! new only from $5.77! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C. more books like this by Hans J Nissen, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator), Elizabeth Lutzeier (Translator) Hans J. Nissen here provides a much-needed overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. His approach to the study of Mesopotamian civilization differs markedly from conventional orientations, which impose a sharp division between prehistoric and ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $21.50! \| SVS
3	Goethe and the Ginkgo: A Tree and a Poem more books like this by Mary J Weismantel, Siegfried Unseld, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) In 1815, Goethe gave symbolic expression to his intense relationship with Marianne Willemer, a recently married woman 35 years his junior. He have her a leaf from the ginkgo tree, explaining that, like its deeply cleft yet still whole leaf, he was "single yet twofold". Although it is not known if their relationship was ever consummated, they did ... see all copies from $18.27! new only from $18.27!
4	Friedrich Durrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume 3, Essays more books like this by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Kenneth J Northcott (Editor), Joel Agee (Translator) The Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921-90) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the twentieth century. During the years of the cold war, arguably only Beckett, Camus, Sartre, and Brecht rivaled him as a presence in European letters. Yet outside Europe, this prolific author is primarily known for only one work, ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $20.82! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Nothing in Sight more books like this by Jens Rehn, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator), Scott Denham (Introduction by) It is 1943. A German submarine commander and an American pilot are stranded on a rubber life raft, floating alone in the middle of the ocean, with nothing between them but a bottle of whiskey, some cigarettes, a few chocolate bars, and a pack of chewing gum. Both sit, hoping to be rescued, but there is no hope in sight. The stage is thus set for ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Goethe and His Publishers more books like this by Siegfried Unseld, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) Poet and natural philosopher, critic and raconteur, Goethe was the most commanding literary presence of his time. This text organizes the many details of Goethe's career in print. Director of the German publishing company Suhrkamp Verlag, Siegfried Unseld brings a singular perspective to this biography, focusing our attention on an essential ... see all copies from $3.61! new only from $19.16! \| first editions
7	Urban Design in Western Europe: Regime and Architecture, 900-1900 more books like this by Wolfgang Braunfels, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) What makes a city endure and prosper? In this masterful survey of a thousand years of urban architecture, Wolfgang Braunfels identified certain themes common to cities as different as Siena and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $24.97! \| first editions
8	Literary Intellectuals and the Dissolution of the State: Professionalism and Conformity in the Gdr more books like this by Robert Von Hallberg (Editor), Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) For two generations, writers in the German Democratic Republic enjoyed a massive audience in their own country, a readership dependent on their works for a measure of utopian solace amid the grimness of life under communism. But after the fall of the Berlin Wall, these writers were abandoned by their readers and stripped of the professional ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $24.25!
9	Friedrich Durrenmatt: Selected Writings, Volume I, Plays more books like this by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Kenneth J Northcott (Editor), Joel Agee (Translator) The Swiss writer Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921-90) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the twentieth century. During the years of the cold war, arguably only Beckett, Camus, Sartre, and Brecht rivaled him as a presence in European letters. Yet outside Europe, this prolific author is primarily known for only one work, ... see all copies from $8.58! new only from $24.87! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Landscapes of a Distant Mother more books like this by Said, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) The state of exile is often described as being without a country. Born in Tehran but living in Germany, the eminent Iranian writer Said has suffered two forms of exile. Estranged from Iran for political reasons, he was also separated from his mother shortly after his birth when his parents divorced. At the age of forty-three, however, Said ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.82! \| first editions
11 view cover	Sensus Spiritualis: Studies in Medieval Significs and the Philology of Culture more books like this by Friedrich Ohly, Samuel P Jaffe (Editor), Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) Of the major figures in medieval studies, there are few whose influence is greater and for whom admiration is more widespread than Friedrich Ohly (1914-96). This book represents the long-awaited English-language edition of Ohly's most important writings. Drawn from the entire career of this great medievalist, who, more clearly and in greater ... see all copies from $45.95! new only from $54.41! \| first editions
12	Urban Design in Western Europe: Regime and Architecture, 900-1900 more books like this by Braunfels Wolfgang, Wolfgang Braunfels, Kenneth J Northcott (Translator) What makes a city endure and prosper? In this masterful survey of a thousand years of urban architecture, Wolfgang Braunfels identified certain themes common to cities as different as Siena and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. ... see all copies from $6.18! first editions
13	A literary history of Germany. The nineteenth century, 1830-1890 more books like this by Kenneth J. Northcott, Robert Terence Llewellyn, George Wallis Field see all copies from $3.69! first editions
14	Tutor and the Soldiers more books like this by Lenz J M R, Kenneth J Northcott (Editor), William E Yuill (Translator) see all copies from $3.00!

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