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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

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Nikos Kazantzakis Nikos Kazantzakis ( el, ; 2 March ( OS 18 February) 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years. Kazantzakis's no ...
, ''The Greek Passion'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953) ** Another edition as ''
Christ Recrucified ''Christ Recrucified'' (Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται, 'Christ is Recrucified') is a 1954 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Plot summary The story concerns the attempts of a fictional Greece, Greek village community deep in Anatol ...
'' (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1954) *
Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...
, ''War Memoirs'', vol. 1 (London: Collins, 1955) * Nikos Kazantzakis, '' Freedom and Death'' (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1956) *
Pierre Courthion Pierre Courthion (1902-1988) was a Swiss art critic and historian. Courthion was educated at the University of Geneva and was awarded a scholarship to study painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the Louvre, he did his doctorate on the ...
, ''Flemish Painting'' (London: Thames and Hudson, 1958) *
Jean Rostand Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand (30 October 1894, Paris – 4 September 1977, Ville-d'Avray) 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 ...
, ''Can Man be modified?'' (London: Secker & Warburg, 1959) * Henri Queffélec, ''Frontier of the Unknown'' (London: Secker & Warburg, 1960) *
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, ''Baroque & Rococo'' (London: Thames & Hudson, 1964) * Suzanne Lilar">ené Michel/nowiki>">ené Michel">Bazin, Germain [René Michel/nowiki>, ''Dictionary of Art ...
, ''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) *
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 Burgundia ...
, ''Memories for Tomorrow'' (London: Thames and Hudson, 1974) *
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 ''Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', ''The Broken Jug'', ''Amphit ...
, '' 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 the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal ...
in 1976. *
Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, and s ...
, ''Notes on Cinematography'' (New York; London: Urizen Books; Distributed by Pluto Press, 1977)


References

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