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'''John Peter Berger''' (1926) is an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. He is best known for the BBC series ''Ways of Seeing'' (1972).
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'''John Peter Berger''' (5 November 1926, London, England – 2 January 2017, Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel ''G.'' won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism ''Ways of Seeing'', written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty years.  
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
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* [[Media:Berger_John_A_Fortunate_Man_1997.pdf|''A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor'']], with photographs by Jean Mohr, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston/ The Penguin Press, 1967; New York: Pantheon Books, 1982; New York: Vintage, 1997.  
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* [http://ubu.com/film/berger_seeing.html ''Ways of Seeing''], 1972.
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===Publications===
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* ''The Success and Failure of Picasso'', Penguin, 1965, 210 pp; New York: Pantheon, 1965; upd., new pref., New York: Pantheon, 1989, xviii+220 pp; [http://library.memoryoftheworld.org/#/book/64c41c89-a153-4ce6-ac3d-577acd80d182 repr.], New York: Vintage, 1993, [http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=AD0E96964429EDFAA3F2DE71CD93DE94 EPUB], [https://aaaaarg.fail/thing/556d9624334fe00c2fb666a2 ARG]. A critical assessment of Picasso and his work. [https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/gonzalez/1988/xx/berger.html] {{en}}
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** ''La réussite et l'échec de Picasso'', trans. Jacqueline Bernard, Paris: Denoël, 1968, 285 pp. {{fr}}
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** ''Ascensión y caída de Picasso'', trans. Manuel de la Escalera, Madrid: Akal, 1973, 174 pp. {{es}}
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** ''Glanz und Elend des Malers Pablo Picasso'', trans. Anna Stolz, Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1973. {{de}}
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** ''Picasson nousu ja tuho'', trans. Mirja Rutanen, Love-kirjat, 1985. {{fi}}
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** ''Picasso'nun Başarısı ve Başarısızlığı'', Istanbul: Metis, 1986; 2nd ed., 1992; [http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=E0A567B46B6CFA00554D4818F08282BE 3rd ed.], 1999, [http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=E46DCC10F85113F0162A1CDE38608977 EPUB]; 5th ed., 2010. {{tr}}
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** ''Picasso: framgångar och misslyckanden'', trans. Steve Sem-Sandberg, Stockholm: Bromberg, 1989, 265 pp. {{sw}}
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** ''Bikasuo de cheng bai'' [畢卡索的成敗], Taipei: Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si, 2005, 241 pp. {{cn}}
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** ''[http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8AB9C76B5E8B08B53823EBA9BEC261DF Fama y soledad de Picasso]'', Madrid: Alfaguara, 2013, 250 pp. {{es}}
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* [[Media:Berger_John_A_Fortunate_Man_1997.pdf|''A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor'']], photo. Jean Mohr, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston & The Penguin Press, 1967; New York: Pantheon Books, 1982; New York: Vintage, 1997.  
  
* [http://monoskop.multiplace.org/log/?p=4445 ''Ways of Seeing''], BBC and Penguin, 1972; 1977, 165 pp.
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* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=4445 ''Ways of Seeing''], BBC and Penguin, 1972; 1977, 165 pp.
 
** [http://blogs.enap.unam.mx/asignatura/adriana_raggi/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Modos-de-Ver.pdf ''Modos de veer''], trans. Lúcia Olinto, Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1999. {{pt}}
 
** [http://blogs.enap.unam.mx/asignatura/adriana_raggi/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Modos-de-Ver.pdf ''Modos de veer''], trans. Lúcia Olinto, Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1999. {{pt}}
** ''Modos de veer'', Barcelona: Gustavo Gili Editorial, 2000, [http://es.scribd.com/doc/96821219/John-Berger-Modos-de-Ver#scribd Scribd]. {{es}}
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** ''Modos de ver'', Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 2000, [http://es.scribd.com/doc/96821219/John-Berger-Modos-de-Ver#scribd Scribd]. {{es}}
  
 
* ''About Looking'', 1980.
 
* ''About Looking'', 1980.
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* ''Selected Essays'', ed. Geoff Dyer, Vintage, 2001; 2003.
 
* ''Selected Essays'', ed. Geoff Dyer, Vintage, 2001; 2003.
  
* "Into the Woods", in Simon Morley (ed.), [http://monoskop.multiplace.org/log/?p=2581 ''The Sublime''], 2010, pp 125-127.
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* "Into the Woods", in [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=2581 ''The Sublime''], ed. Simon Morley, 2010, pp 125-127.
  
* ''Understanding a Photograph'', ed. Geoff Dyer, 2013.
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* ''Understanding a Photograph'', ed. & intro. Geoff Dyer, Aperture, 2013, 256 pp.
  
 
* [http://harpers.org/author/johnberger/ articles]
 
* [http://harpers.org/author/johnberger/ articles]
 
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* [http://ubu.com/film/berger_seeing.html ''Ways of Seeing''], 1972.
 
  
 
==Literature==
 
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==Links==
 
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berger Berger on Wikipedia]
 
 
* [http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=380 Berger in Literary Encyclopedia]
 
* [http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=380 Berger in Literary Encyclopedia]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berger Wikipedia]
  
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 20 December 2023

John Peter Berger (5 November 1926, London, England – 2 January 2017, Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential. He lived in France for over fifty years.

Works[edit]

Television[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • The Success and Failure of Picasso, Penguin, 1965, 210 pp; New York: Pantheon, 1965; upd., new pref., New York: Pantheon, 1989, xviii+220 pp; repr., New York: Vintage, 1993, EPUB, ARG. A critical assessment of Picasso and his work. [1] (English)
    • La réussite et l'échec de Picasso, trans. Jacqueline Bernard, Paris: Denoël, 1968, 285 pp. (French)
    • Ascensión y caída de Picasso, trans. Manuel de la Escalera, Madrid: Akal, 1973, 174 pp. (Spanish)
    • Glanz und Elend des Malers Pablo Picasso, trans. Anna Stolz, Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1973. (German)
    • Picasson nousu ja tuho, trans. Mirja Rutanen, Love-kirjat, 1985. (Finnish)
    • Picasso'nun Başarısı ve Başarısızlığı, Istanbul: Metis, 1986; 2nd ed., 1992; 3rd ed., 1999, EPUB; 5th ed., 2010. (Turkish)
    • Picasso: framgångar och misslyckanden, trans. Steve Sem-Sandberg, Stockholm: Bromberg, 1989, 265 pp. (Swedish)
    • Bikasuo de cheng bai [畢卡索的成敗], Taipei: Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si, 2005, 241 pp. (Chinese)
    • Fama y soledad de Picasso, Madrid: Alfaguara, 2013, 250 pp. (Spanish)
  • Ways of Seeing, BBC and Penguin, 1972; 1977, 165 pp.
    • Modos de veer, trans. Lúcia Olinto, Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1999. (Portuguese)
    • Modos de ver, Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 2000, Scribd. (Spanish)
  • About Looking, 1980.
  • Photocopies, 1996.
  • The Shape of a Pocket, New York: Vintage Books, 2001, EPUB.
  • Selected Essays, ed. Geoff Dyer, Vintage, 2001; 2003.
  • "Into the Woods", in The Sublime, ed. Simon Morley, 2010, pp 125-127.
  • Understanding a Photograph, ed. & intro. Geoff Dyer, Aperture, 2013, 256 pp.

Literature[edit]

  • Peter Fuller, Seeing Berger. A Revaluation of ways of Seeing, Writers and Readers, 1980.
  • Mark Durden (ed.), Fifty Key Writers on Photography, Routledge, 2013.

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