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121 - ‘LES PORTES DE LA VIE’ collection, in sixteen volumes, copy …
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‘LES PORTES DE LA VIE’ collection, in sixteen volumes, copy number 97/2000, published by Éditions du Burin, distributed by Éditions Martinsart: - *Les portes de la vie*, POLAND, Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the United Polish Workers’ Party – Marcel-Edmond Naegelen, President of the France-Poland Association, former Minister for National Education; *The Lovers of Marone* by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, with illustrations by Gaston Barret; Jean Hugonnot, former Secretary-General of France-Poland, 1966. - The Gates of Life. INDIA, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Indian Union – Claude Bourdet, former Director-General of the R.T.F. *In Those Days in Koushoumpour* by Narandra Nath Mitra; illustrations by Cornelius Postma - Pouchpa, Cultural Attaché at the Indian Embassy in France. - The Gates of Life. ITALY, Giovanni Gronchi, former President of the Italian Republic – Marcel Brion of the Académie française – *Children of Naples* by Domenico Rea, with illustrations by Fontanarosa – Maria Brandon-Albini, professor and writer. - The Gates of Life. USSR: Professor Kairov, President of the USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences – Benoit Frachon, General Secretary of the CGT – The Path of Life by Anton Semyonovich Makarenko, with illustrations by Henri Olivier - Gisèle Rabier, Graduate in Russian. - The Gates of Life. CHINA, Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party - Édouard Depreux, Former Minister of National Education - Ni Houan-Tche the Schoolteacher by Ye Chang-Tao. Illustrations by Claude Tabet - Jacques Favre-Raynal, former lecturer at Peking University. - The Gates of Life. ISRAEL, Golda Meir, former Minister for Foreign Affairs - Pierre Paraf, President of the Movement against Racism, Anti-Semitism and for Peace - Land of Love and Fire by Joseph Kessel, with illustrations by A. Hambourg - Edmond Benzecri, University Lecturer, Doctor of Letters, Honorary Inspector of the Paris Academy. - The Gates of Life. SWEDEN, Ragnar Edenman, Swedish Minister for Education – Jean Dutourd – *Three Terms* by Fritiof Nilsson, illustrated by Steinlen – Jonas Orring, Secretary-General of the National Directorate of Public Education. - The Gates of Life. GREAT BRITAIN, Anthony Crosland, Minister of Education of Great Britain – Guy Mollet, Former Prime Minister and Secretary of the SFIO Party – *Stalky & Co.* by Rudyard Kipling, with illustrations by Grau Sala - Denis Forestier, President of the National Education Mutual Insurance Society. - The Gates of Life. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), former President of the United States - André Maurois of the Académie française - *Seed of Violence* by Evan Hunter, illustrated by Carzou - Robert Davril, Rector of the Académie de Nice. - *The Gates of Life*. CANADA, Paul Gerin-Lajoie, former Minister of Education for Quebec – Roger Gaudry, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Montreal – *La Petite poule d’eau* by Gabrielle Roy, illustrated by Zarou – Jeanne Lapointe, Professor at Laval University (Quebec). - The Gates of Life. ALGERIA, Dr Ahmed Taleb, Algerian Minister for National Education – Pierre Desvalois, former General Secretary of the National Union of Primary School Teachers – *Nedjma* by Kateb Yacine, illustrated by M. Issiakhem - Bouzid Hamiche, Director of the Planning and Statistics Department, in collaboration with M. A. Serradj. - The Gates of Life. CHILE, Eduardo Frei, President of the Republic of Chile - Jean Cassou, Honorary Director of the Museum of Modern Art in Paris - When I Was a Kid by Gonzalez Vera. Illustrations by Michel No - Gaston Soublette, Cultural Attaché at the Chilean Embassy in France. - The Gates of Life. JAPAN, Ryotaro Azuma, Mayor of Tokyo – R. P. M. Lelong O. P. – *Twenty-four Eyes* by Sakae Tsuboï, illustrated by Michel Henry – Guy Gauthier, Director of Public Relations for Education. - The Gates of Life. CUBA, Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba – Juan Marinello, Cuban Ambassador to UNESCO - *Camilo* by Ludwig Renn, followed by *Notes from an Educator* by Matilde Manzano; illustrations by H. Frayer – Roland Labarre, University Lecturer and Deputy Secretary-General of the France-Cuba Association. - The Gates of Life. SENEGAL, Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of the Republic of Senegal – Daniel Mayer, Former Minister and President of the League for Human Rights – *The Ambiguous Adventure* by Cheikh Hamidou Kane; illustrations by H. de Waroquier - Doudou Coulibaly, President of the Senegalese League for Education. - The Gates of Life. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC, Gamal Abd al-Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic - Edmond Michelet, Former Minister – *Madak’s Dead End* by Naguib Mahfouz; illustrations by Yves Brayer - Chafik Chehata, Professor at the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences, Paris. Booklet *The Gates of Life* & *The Centenary of the French League for Education*: - JEAN ROSTAND of the Académie Française - SYLVAIN DE COSTER, President of the International League for Education - JEAN CORNEC, President of the National Federation of Parents’ Councils for State Schools - GEORGES LAURÉ, former Secretary-General of the National Education Federation - PIERRE DESVALOIS, Secretary-General of the National Union of Primary School Teachers - HENRI FAURÉ, President of the French League for Education; published by Éditions du Burin, distributed by Éditions Martinsart, 1967.
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