George Bernard Shaw
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born
July 26, 1856
died
November 02, 1950
gender
male
place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
genre
Literature & Fiction, Theater
influences
Arthur Schopenhauer, Richard Wagner, Henrik Ibsen, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henry George, William Morris
about this author
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 "for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty."
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.75 — 3,025 ratings — published 1914 67 editions |
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Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.72 — 531 ratings — published 1923 21 editions |
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Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.92 — 475 ratings — published 1905 28 editions |
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Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.78 — 407 ratings — published 1894 22 editions |
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Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.64 — 379 ratings — published 1905 23 editions |
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Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.62 — 244 ratings — published 1898 20 editions |
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Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.75 — 212 ratings — published 1919 15 editions |
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Pygmalion and My Fair Lady (50th Anniversary Edition) (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.87 — 174 ratings — published 1975 6 editions |
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Candida by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.65 — 177 ratings — published 1939 19 editions |
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Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw avg rating 3.76 — 127 ratings — published 1950 16 editions |
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"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself."
— George Bernard Shaw
— George Bernard Shaw
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
— George Bernard Shaw
— George Bernard Shaw
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