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MANKOWITZ, Wolf was born on November 7, 1924 in Bethnal Green, London. Son of Solomon Mankowitz and Rebecca Brick.
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
"A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jobbing world of London's Fashion Street...brims with humor and verbal dash."-Los Angeles Times review. A charming book about a six-year-old boy in London who believes he has discovered a unicorn for sale (actually a goat) at the market. Joe believes it will help many people in his community.
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(One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this ...)
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the story of a boy and his pet "unicorn" amidst the cosmopolitan life of London's East End.
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("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
"A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jobbing world of London's Fashion Street...brims with humor and verbal dash."-Los Angeles Times review. A charming book about a six-year-old boy in London who believes he has discovered a unicorn for sale (actually a goat) at the market. Joe believes it will help many people in his community.
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(In this novel, the ageing Chevalier, Casanova, muses on h...)
In this novel, the ageing Chevalier, Casanova, muses on his life, loves, and other thoughts. Amongst the author's novels, plays and screenplays is "The Bespoke Overcoat", for which he won an Oscar.
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("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
"A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jobbing world of London's Fashion Street...brims with humor and verbal dash."-Los Angeles Times review. A charming book about a six-year-old boy in London who believes he has discovered a unicorn for sale (actually a goat) at the market. Joe believes it will help many people in his community.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UMWOK6/?tag=2022091-20
(One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this ...)
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the story of a boy and his pet "unicorn" amidst the cosmopolitan life of London's East End.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0435120387/?tag=2022091-20
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
"A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jobbing world of London's Fashion Street...brims with humor and verbal dash."-Los Angeles Times review. A charming book about a six-year-old boy in London who believes he has discovered a unicorn for sale (actually a goat) at the market. Joe believes it will help many people in his community.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UMWOK6/?tag=2022091-20
( Wolf Mankowitz Tragedy Characters: 4 male Fender, a...)
Wolf Mankowitz Tragedy Characters: 4 male Fender, an old Jewish nightwatchman, dies even while his friend is making him his first good overcoat. He has waited all his life for such a coat, but dies in grief beforehand.
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(The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the ...)
The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the Regiment / A Kid For Two Farthings / Henriettas War / The Brontes Went to Woolworths / Loves Shadow rrp £39.95
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(The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the ...)
The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the Regiment / A Kid For Two Farthings / Henriettas War / The Brontes Went to Woolworths / Loves Shadow rrp £39.95
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MANKOWITZ, Wolf was born on November 7, 1924 in Bethnal Green, London. Son of Solomon Mankowitz and Rebecca Brick.
Master of Arts, Downing College, Cambridge, England, 1944.
Make me an Offer 1954, A Kid for Two Farthings 1954, The Bespoke Overcoat 1955 (Venice Film Festival; The Boyehik 1954, The Bespoke Overcoat 1955, The Mighty Hunter, Expresso Bongo (musicali 1958, Make Me an Offer (musical) 1959, Belle (musical) 1961, Pickwick (musical) 1963, Passion Flower Hotel (musical) 1965, The Samson Riddle The Hebrew Lesson 1978, Samson and Delilah 1978, Iron Butterflies 1980. Television includes: Conflict series, East End, West End series. The Killing Stones play-cycle 1958, A Cure for Tin Ear 1965, The Battersea Miracle 1966, Dickens of London series 1976. Exhibition: Recent Collages, Davis Gallery', Dublin 1990.; The Bespoke Overcoat and Other Plays 1955, Expresso Bongo 1961, The Samson Riddle 1. <~ Histories: The Portland Vase 1953, Wedgwood 1953, An Encyclopedia of English Pottery and Porcelain 1957, Dickens of London (TV script also) 1976; Biography: The Extraordinary Mr. Poe 1978, Mazeppa 1981; also The Wolf Mankowitz Reader (collection) 1961. Adjunct professor English University New Mexico, 1982-1986, adjunct professor theatre arts, since 1987. Honorary consul Republic of Panama, Dublin, Ireland, 1971.
(The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the ...)
(The Bloomsbury Group Collection: 5 books Mrs Tim of the ...)
(One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this ...)
(One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this ...)
( Wolf Mankowitz Tragedy Characters: 4 male Fender, a...)
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
("A seamless blend of child's-eye magic realism and the jo...)
(In this novel, the ageing Chevalier, Casanova, muses on h...)
(Dickens of London / Wolf Mankowitz [Hardcover])
(Dickens of London / Wolf Mankowitz [Hardcover])
(DICKENS OF LONDON by Wolf Mankowitz. 1977 First American ...)
(DICKENS OF LONDON by Wolf Mankowitz. 1977 First American ...)
(London published Fiction)
(Book by Mankowitz, Wolf)
(Hardcover)
(Hardcover)
(new)
Author: Make Me An Offer, 1952, A Kid for Two Farthings, 1953, Laugh Till You Cry, 1955, My Old Man's a Dustman, 1956, Cockatrice, 1963, The Biggest Pig in Barbados, 1965, Penguin Wolf Mankowitz, 1967, Raspberry Reich, 1979, Abracadabra!, 1980, The Devil in Texas, 1984, Gioconda, 1987, The Magic Cabinet of Professor Smucker, 1988, Exquisite Cadaver, 1990, A Night With Casanova, 1991, (short stories) The Mendelman Fire, 1957, The Blue Arabian Nights, 1973, The Day of the Women and the Night of the Men (fables), 1977, (biographies) Dickens of London, 1976, The Extraordinary Mr. Poe, 1978, Mazeppa, 1982, (a history) Wedgwood, 1957, 12 Poems, 1971. Author (plays) Belle (musical), 1961, Passion Flower Hotel (musical), 1965, Samson and Delilah (published as The Samson Riddle), 1978, Casanova's Last Stand, 1980, Iron Butterflies, 1986, (films) Make Me an Offer, 1954, A Kid for Two Farthings, 1954, The Bespoke Overcoat (Oscar British Film Academy), 1955, Expresso Bongo, 1960, The Millionairess, 1960, The Long and The Short and The Tall, 1961, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, 1961 (Best Screenplay award British Film Academy 1961), The Waltz of the Toreadors, 1962, Where The Spies Are, 1965, Casino Royale, 1967, The Assassination Bureau, 1969, Bloomfield, 1970, Black Beauty, 1971, Treasure Island, 1972, The Hebrew Lesson (Cork Cortes prize), 1972, The Hireling (Cannes Grand Prix award), 1973, Almonds and Raisins, 1984, (television) Dickens of London, 1976.
Married Ann Margaret Seligmann. Children: Gered, Daniel, Ben, Jonathan Adam (deceased).