Anne Nelson (1) (1954–)
Auteur de Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler
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A propos de l'auteur
Anne Nelson has received a Livingston Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Bellagio Fellowship, and an Associated Church Press Award for her journalism. She has taught at Columbia University for over two decades. Her previous books include Red Orchestra, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice; afficher plus and Suzanne's Children, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. A native of Oklahoma, she lives in New York City. afficher moins
Crédit image: Author Anne Nelson at the 2019 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83644589
Œuvres de Anne Nelson
Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler (2009) 182 exemplaires
Murder Under Two Flags: The U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-Up (1986) 11 exemplaires
Human rights in Honduras after General Alvarez. 1 exemplaire
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- Nom canonique
- Nelson, Anne
- Date de naissance
- 1954-11-26
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- Yale University
- Professions
- author
writer
playwright
research fellow at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Membres
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Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 442
- Popularité
- #55,392
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 16
- ISBN
- 42
- Langues
- 4
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Donald Trump embraced these people because they brought him to power. And Trump in turn gave them the influence over public policy they had coveted for decades.
But they are as awful as he is. And the election of Biden will not stop them.… (plus d'informations)