George Bernard Shaw






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 Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.75 — 3,025 ratings — published 1914
67 editions
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Saint Joan Saint Joan
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.72 — 531 ratings — published 1923
21 editions
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Man and Superman 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 Arms and the Man
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.78 — 407 ratings — published 1894
22 editions
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Major Barbara Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.64 — 379 ratings — published 1905
23 editions
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Mrs. Warren's Profession Mrs. Warren's Profession
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.62 — 244 ratings — published 1898
20 editions
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Heartbreak House 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 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 Candida
by George Bernard Shaw
avg rating 3.65 — 177 ratings — published 1939
19 editions
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Caesar and Cleopatra 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."
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"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
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"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
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