Dimensions
129 x 198 x 24mm
A Life.
One of the greatest of modern philosophers, Isaiah Berlin was swept up in the most powerful currents of the 20th century. In this extraordinary biography, Michael Ignatieff traces Berlin's childhood in Latvia, amid the terror of the Revolution, his exile in England and years as a member of the British intellectual establishment, and his career at the heart of British diplomacy in wartime Washington and post-war Moscow. The story echoes with Berlin's zestful recollections; from his comic meetings with Virginia Woolf, Wittgenstein and Churchill to his moving encounters with Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova.
Contains 16 pages of black and white photographs.
