Victor Gollancz

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Victor Gollancz


Born
in Maida Vale, London, England
April 09, 1893

Died
February 06, 1967

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Sir Victor Gollancz was an English publisher and humanitarian.

Gollancz was often noted as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between Liberalism and Communism, but he defined himself as a Christian Socialist and Internationalist. Although he gained high credibility by forecasting the Nazi extermination of Jews, he campaigned for friendship with both Germany and Soviet Russia. He used his publishing house chiefly to promote pacifist and socialist non-fiction, and also launched the Left Book Club.

In the postwar era, he focused his attention on Germany and became noted for his promotion of friendship and reconciliation based on his internationalism and his ethic of brotherly love. He founded the organisation Save Europe Now
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Average rating: 3.97 · 498 ratings · 41 reviews · 56 distinct works
From Darkness to Light

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In Darkest Germany

4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1947 — 8 editions
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Man and God: Passages Chose...

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Our Threatened Values

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions
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The Ring at Bayreuth: And S...

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What Buchenwald Really Means

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1945 — 2 editions
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My Dear Timothy

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The School and the World

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Reminiscences of affection

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Political Education at a Pu...

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