Lou Brock was an American professional baseball player whose career 938 stolen bases (1961–79) set a record that held until 1991, when it was broken by Rickey Henderson. Brock followed his childhood interest in baseball by playing at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he both

Lou Brock was an American professional baseball player whose career 938 stolen bases (1961–79) set a record that held until 1991, when it was broken by Rickey Henderson. Brock followed his childhood interest in baseball by playing at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he both

Christology: Contemporary Christology: The American theologian Rita Nakashima Brock became influential by rejecting the traditional (Western) notion of the Atonement in favor of a focus on Christ’s radical love. The related but distinct movement of gay and lesbian theology was inspired by and drew from feminist thought and from other liberation…

Joseph Hansen was an American writer, author of a series of crime novels featuring the homosexual insurance investigator and detective Dave Brandstetter. Hansen, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Rose Brock and James Colton, began his career as an editor, novelist, and journalist in the 1960s. He

Sir Isaac Brock was a British soldier and administrator in Canada, popularly known as the “Hero of Upper Canada” during the War of 1812 against the United States. Brock entered the British army as an ensign in 1785. He was made lieutenant colonel of the 49th Regiment in 1797, and in 1802 he was

Sir Thomas Brock was an English sculptor best known for the imperial memorial to Queen Victoria now in front of Buckingham Palace, London, for which he was knighted in 1911. In all, Brock executed seven statues of Victoria and her portrait design on the coinage of 1897. Among his portrait

Ulrich, count von Brockdorff-Rantzau was a German foreign minister at the time of the Treaty of Versailles, and one of the architects of German-Soviet understanding in the 1920s. As German minister in Copenhagen (1912–18), Brockdorff-Rantzau supported the Danish policy of neutrality during World

Brocken, highest point (3,747 feet [1,142 m]) of the Harz Mountains, lying 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Wernigerode, Ger., within the Harz National Park. A huge, granite-strewn dome, the peak commands magnificent views in all directions, and a mountain railway (12 miles [19 km] long) reaches

Brocken spectre, the apparently enormously magnified shadow that an observer casts, when the Sun is low, upon the upper surfaces of clouds that are below the mountain upon which the observer stands. The apparent magnification of size of the shadow is an optical illusion that occurs when the shadow

Brocken spectre, the apparently enormously magnified shadow that an observer casts, when the Sun is low, upon the upper surfaces of clouds that are below the mountain upon which the observer stands. The apparent magnification of size of the shadow is an optical illusion that occurs when the shadow

Barthold Heinrich Brockes was a poet whose works were among the most influential expressions of the early Enlightenment in Germany. The scion of a wealthy patrician family, he traveled widely before becoming a merchant in his hometown. In 1720 he was appointed a member of the Hamburg senate, and in

brocket, any of several small deer constituting the genus Mazama of the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla), and found from Mexico to South America. Timid browsers, brockets inhabit wooded areas and generally live alone or in pairs. There are about four species, among them the brown brocket (M.

Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, German encyclopaedia generally regarded as the model for the development of many encyclopaedias in other languages. Its entries are considered exemplars of the short information-filled article. The first edition was published (1796–1808) as Konversationslexikon by Friedrich

Konversationslexikon, (German: “Conversation Lexicon”), German encyclopaedia begun in 1796 by Renatus Gotthelf Löbel and C.W. Franke. The Konversationslexikon was the forerunner of the Brockhaus encyclopaedias. Originally conceived as an encyclopaedia for women, it was to have been entitled

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus was a German publisher and editor of a respected German-language encyclopaedia. In 1808 Brockhaus purchased the copyright of the bankrupt Konversationslexikon, which had been started in 1796 by Renatus Gotthelf Löbel. In 1811 Brockhaus completed the first edition of this

Bertram N. Brockhouse was a Canadian physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1994 with American physicist Clifford G. Shull for their separate but concurrent development of neutron-scattering techniques. Brockhouse was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., 1947) and at

Bertram N. Brockhouse was a Canadian physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1994 with American physicist Clifford G. Shull for their separate but concurrent development of neutron-scattering techniques. Brockhouse was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., 1947) and at

Today in History—March 5: The Expedition That Summited Mt. Erebus: …Mawson, Edgeworth David, Jameson Adams, Philip Brocklehurst, Alistair Mackay, and Eric Marshall—trudged the roughly 12 miles to Mt. Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world. They began their journey with sleds of supplies. By 5,500 feet up, they’d moved everything to their backs. The weather turned before they reached…

Sam Altman: OpenAI governance crisis: ” Chair Greg Brockman also stepped down. Days of tumult followed. Most OpenAI employees signed a letter to board members demanding their resignation and threatening to leave unless Altman and Brockman were reinstated. One member of the board, computer scientist Ilya Sutskever, signed the letter, saying on…

Robert F. Smith: Tax evasion settlement: …against his former business associate, Robert Brockman, who had been charged with evading taxes on $2 billion in gains, among other offenses.

Brockton, city, Plymouth county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S., lying 20 miles (32 km) south of Boston. The lands now occupied by the city were sold by Native Americans in 1649 to Myles Standish and John Alden and became part of the Plymouth colony. The original farming community was part of the

Brockville, city, seat (1792) of the united counties of Leeds and Grenville, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the St. Lawrence River, opposite Morristown, New York. Founded about 1790, the settlement was variously known as Elizabethtown, Williamstown, and Charlestown until after the War

Fenner Brockway was a British politician and passionate socialist who devoted his life to such prominent 20th-century causes as world peace, anticolonialism, and nuclear disarmament. Brockway was the son of missionaries and espoused liberal beliefs from an early age, notably in his support for the

Fenner Brockway was a British politician and passionate socialist who devoted his life to such prominent 20th-century causes as world peace, anticolonialism, and nuclear disarmament. Brockway was the son of missionaries and espoused liberal beliefs from an early age, notably in his support for the

Elmira system: Brockway became an innovator in the reformatory movement by establishing Elmira Reformatory for young felons. Brockway was much influenced by the mark system, developed in Australia by Alexander Maconochie, whereby credits, or marks, were awarded for good behaviour, a certain number of marks being required…

Arnulf Øverland: …World War I, in his Brød og vin (1919; “Bread and Wine”), did he develop a radical opposition to bourgeois society and Christianity and recognize a need to make his poetry into a social weapon. Hustavler (1929; “Laws of Living”), featuring poems about Norway but also poems about life, is,…

Friedrich Hölderlin: …Lament for Diotima”) and “Brod und Wein” (“Bread and Wine”). In January 1801 he went to Switzerland as tutor to a family in Hauptwyl, but in April of the same year Hölderlin returned to Nürtingen.

Max Brod was a German-language novelist and essayist known primarily as the friend of Franz Kafka and as the editor of his major works, which were published after Kafka’s death. Brod studied law at the University of Prague, and in 1902 he met and befriended Kafka. Brod later worked as a minor

Matthew Broderick is an American actor best known for playing the title character in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) and for performing in such stage hits as The Producers (2001). He also gave Tony Award-winning performances in the Broadway shows Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and How to Succeed in

broderie, type of parterre garden evolved in France in the late 16th century by Étienne Dupérac and characterized by the division of paths and beds to form an embroidery-like pattern. The patterns were flowing ribbons of form (generally of formalized foliate design) rather than the angular shapes

broderie anglaise, (French: “English embroidery”), form of whitework embroidery in which round or oval holes are pierced in the material (such as cotton), and the cut edges then overcast; these holes, or eyelets, are grouped in a pattern that is further delineated by simple embroidery stitches on

appliqué: …in a process known as broderie perse (“Persian embroidery”). It remained a favourite technique for “best quilts” until replaced toward the mid-19th century by the elaborate appliqué patterns—wreaths, urns of flowers, sentimental and patriotic designs—of Baltimore Album quilts and other red and green floral appliquéd styles.

Early Netherlandish art: …Jean Malouel, Henri Bellechose, and Melchior Broederlam (flourished 1381–c. 1409). Broederlam was one of the first masters to explore the use of disguised symbolism in the representation of an ultra-naturalistic world, and in the scenes that he painted on a set of altar wings for Dijon there are several levels…

Martin Brodeur is a Canadian ice hockey player who is the all-time winningest goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) with 691 career victories. Brodeur grew up close to the game of ice hockey. His father, Denis Brodeur, was a member of Canada’s 1956 bronze medal-winning Olympic team and a

Buteshire: Brodick Castle, where Robert I lived for a time before the Battle of Bannockburn (1314), is administered by the National Trust for Scotland.

Bernard Brodie was an American military strategist who was the author of several highly influential works on the subject of nuclear strategy and who shaped the American debate on nuclear weapons for half a century. Brodie received a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Chicago in

San Francisco 49ers: Early history: …Nolan and led by quarterback John Brodie advanced to the NFC championship game in both 1971 and 1972 but lost to the Dallas Cowboys on both occasions.

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet was a British physiologist and surgeon whose name is applied to certain diseases of the bones and joints. Brodie was assistant surgeon at St. George’s Hospital for 14 years. In 1810 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. Probably his most important

Edinburgh: Character of the city: One who clearly did was William Brodie, a member of respectable society—deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons and a town councillor—who by night was the mastermind behind a gang of burglars. Brodie was convicted and hanged in 1788 for his crimes, and his double life is reputed to…

Harold Brodkey was an American novelist and short-story writer whose near-autobiographical fiction avoids plot, instead concentrating upon careful, close description of feeling. Brodkey attended Harvard University (B.A., 1952) and soon began publishing short stories in literary magazines. His first

Harold Brodkey was an American novelist and short-story writer whose near-autobiographical fiction avoids plot, instead concentrating upon careful, close description of feeling. Brodkey attended Harvard University (B.A., 1952) and soon began publishing short stories in literary magazines. His first

human eye: Cortical neurons: …of responses from neurons in area 17 there was an interesting change in the nature of the receptive fields; there was still the organization into excitatory (on) and inhibitory (off) zones, but these were linearly arranged, so that the best stimulus for evoking a response was a line, either white…

Alexey Brodovitch was an American magazine art director, graphic designer, and photographer whose work at Harper’s Bazaar revolutionized American magazine design. After fighting in the Russian army in World War I, Brodovitch worked as a graphic designer in Paris from 1920 until 1930, when he moved

Sir Henry Irving was one of the most famous of English actors, the first of his profession to be knighted (1895) for services to the stage. He was also a celebrated theatre manager and the professional partner of the actress Ellen Terry for 24 years (1878–1902). Irving’s father, Samuel Brodribb,

Joseph Brodsky was a Russian-born American poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1987 for his important lyric and elegiac poems. Brodsky left school at age 15 and thereafter began to write poetry while working at a wide variety of jobs. He began to earn a reputation in the

Russia: The 20th century: …the Soviet Union)—as, for example, Isaak Brodsky’s Lenin at the Smolny (1930)—and by a seemingly unending string of rose-tinted Socialist Realist depictions of everyday life bearing titles like The Tractor Drivers’ Supper (1951). It was not until the late 1980s that the greatest works of Russian art of the early…

Joseph Brodsky was a Russian-born American poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1987 for his important lyric and elegiac poems. Brodsky left school at age 15 and thereafter began to write poetry while working at a wide variety of jobs. He began to earn a reputation in the

Brody, city, western Ukraine, near the Styr River, east of Lviv. The settlement has existed since at least the 12th century; in the 17th century it became the site of a heavily fortified castle. Its importance as a trade centre increased in the 19th century, as its location made it a transit point

Adam Brody is an American actor whose portrayal of Seth Cohen in the television show The O.C. (2003–07) turned him into a teen icon and made him a fixture of mid-2000s pop culture. Known for playing lovable and charming misfits, he has acted in several films and won plaudits for his turn as an

Adrien Brody is an American actor who won the Academy Award for best actor for his performances in The Pianist (2002) and The Brutalist (2024). Brody took acting classes as a child, and he performed in experimental and Off-Broadway plays before he reached high school. He attended the Fiorello H.

Imre Bródy was a Hungarian physicist who was one of the inventors of the krypton-filled lightbulb. A nephew of the well-known writer Sándor Bródy, Imre Bródy was a student of Loránd, Báró (baron) Eötvös, at Budapest University (now Eötvös Loránd University). Bródy completed his doctoral thesis on

Belgian literature: Revival: Karel Broeckaert wrote dialogues modeled on Joseph Addison’s Spectator essays in a spirit of rational liberalism, creating a literary figure, “Gysken,” the ironic representative of the ancien régime; he also wrote the first Flemish prose story, Jellen en Mietje (1811; “Jellen and Mietje”). The poet…

Early Netherlandish art: …Jean Malouel, Henri Bellechose, and Melchior Broederlam (flourished 1381–c. 1409). Broederlam was one of the first masters to explore the use of disguised symbolism in the representation of an ultra-naturalistic world, and in the scenes that he painted on a set of altar wings for Dijon there are several levels…

J.H. van den Broek was a Dutch architect who, with Jacob B. Bakema, was especially associated with the post-World War II reconstruction of Rotterdam. He graduated from Delft Technical University in 1924 and began his architectural practice in 1927 in Rotterdam. In 1937 he formed a partnership with

J.H. van den Broek was a Dutch architect who, with Jacob B. Bakema, was especially associated with the post-World War II reconstruction of Rotterdam. He graduated from Delft Technical University in 1924 and began his architectural practice in 1927 in Rotterdam. In 1937 he formed a partnership with

korfball: …1901 by an Amsterdam schoolmaster, Nico Broekhuysen. It was first demonstrated in the Netherlands in 1902 and was played on an international level, primarily in Europe, by the 1970s. It was devised as a game for both sexes. A national association was formed in 1903, and the game spread to…

Kortrijk: …landmarks in Kortrijk include the Broelbrug (bridge; c. 1400), with its two massive towers; the Gothic St. Martin’s Church; the 14th-century belfry; and the town hall (15th and 16th centuries) in the Flamboyant Gothic style. Pop. (2008 est.) 73,941.

Juhani Aho was a novelist and short-story writer who began as a realist but toward the end of his life made large concessions to Romanticism. A country clergyman’s son, Aho studied at Helsinki University, worked as a journalist, and was an active member of the liberal group Nuori Suomi (“Young

Ehud Barak is an Israeli general—the most decorated soldier in Israeli history at the time of his retirement in 1995—and a politician who as prime minister of Israel (1999–2001) attempted to revive and finalize a stalled peace process with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. His inability to balance

’Brog-mi was a Tibetan monk and eccentric mystic. ’Brog-mi studied for one year in Nepal and for eight years at Vikramashila (Bihār, India). Coming under the influence of Atīśa, an Indian Buddhist who arrived in Tibet about 1042, ’Brog-mi was a leader in the revival of Tibetan Buddhism. He founded

Danish literature: Postwar literary trends: …radicals and doctrinaire feminists alike, Suzanne Brøgger was among the first to confront bourgeois concepts of sexuality and love with her Fri os fra kœrligheden (1973; Deliver Us from Love). With an emphasis on fluidity and change, she rejected all preset categorizations, writing with robust humour across genres and transgressing…

Waldemar Christofer Brøgger was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist whose research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic (rock-formation) theory. In 1881 Brøgger became professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of

Broglie family, French noble family, descended from a Piedmontese family of the 17th century, that produced many high-ranking soldiers, politicians, and diplomats. Prominent members included François-Marie, 1e duc de Broglie (1671–1745), a general and marshal of France; Victor-François, 2e duc de

Victor, 3e duke de Broglie was a French politician, diplomat, and, from 1835 to 1836, prime minister, who throughout his life campaigned against reactionary forces. Taken into the imperial council of state as auditeur in 1809, Broglie was sent by Napoleon on diplomatic missions to various countries

Albert, 4e duke de Broglie was a French statesman and man of letters who served twice as head of the government during the early crucial years of the Third French Republic but failed to prepare the way for the return of a king. After a brief diplomatic career at Madrid and Rome, Broglie withdrew

François-Marie, 1st duke de Broglie was a general and marshal of France during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV. He served continuously in the War of the Spanish Succession and again in Italy in 1733–35, being made marshal of France in 1734. In 1742, during the War of the Austrian Succession,

Albert, 4e duke de Broglie was a French statesman and man of letters who served twice as head of the government during the early crucial years of the Third French Republic but failed to prepare the way for the return of a king. After a brief diplomatic career at Madrid and Rome, Broglie withdrew

Louis de Broglie was a French physicist best known for his research on quantum theory and for predicting the wave nature of electrons. He was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physics. De Broglie was the second son of a member of the French nobility. From the Broglie family, whose name is taken from

Maurice, 6e duke de Broglie was a French physicist who made many contributions to the study of X rays. After graduating from the École Navale (Naval School), he served as a naval officer for nine years. He turned to the physical sciences about 1904 and founded his own well-equipped laboratory at

Louis de Broglie was a French physicist best known for his research on quantum theory and for predicting the wave nature of electrons. He was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physics. De Broglie was the second son of a member of the French nobility. From the Broglie family, whose name is taken from

Louis de Broglie was a French physicist best known for his research on quantum theory and for predicting the wave nature of electrons. He was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physics. De Broglie was the second son of a member of the French nobility. From the Broglie family, whose name is taken from

Maurice, 6e duke de Broglie was a French physicist who made many contributions to the study of X rays. After graduating from the École Navale (Naval School), he served as a naval officer for nine years. He turned to the physical sciences about 1904 and founded his own well-equipped laboratory at

Victor, 3e duke de Broglie was a French politician, diplomat, and, from 1835 to 1836, prime minister, who throughout his life campaigned against reactionary forces. Taken into the imperial council of state as auditeur in 1809, Broglie was sent by Napoleon on diplomatic missions to various countries

Victor-François, 2nd duke de Broglie was a marshal of France under Louis XV and Louis XVI, who became one of the émigrés during the French Revolution. He served with his father, the first duke, in Italy and took part, during the War of the Austrian Succession, in the storming of Prague (1741) and

poultry processing: Classification of birds: Seven-week-old chickens are classified as broilers or fryers, and those that are 14 weeks old as roasters.

farm building: Livestock barns and shelters: The typical modern broiler house holds from 10 to 100,000 birds, with automated feeding. Two types of facilities can be used. The broilers can be put on the ground on a deep litter of wood shavings, on wire mesh above a pit, or on a combination of these…

broiling, cooking by exposing food to direct radiant heat, either on a grill over live coals or below a gas burner or electric coil. Broiling differs from roasting and baking in that the food is turned during the process so as to cook one side at a time. Temperatures are higher for broiling than

Helen Caldicott is an Australian-born American physician and activist whose advocacy focused on the medical and environmental hazards of nuclear weapons. Helen Broinowski graduated in 1961 from the University of Adelaide Medical School with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees (the

Tom Brokaw is a former television journalist who is best known for anchoring the NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. Brokaw has also written a number of books, including The Greatest Generation (1998). Brokaw graduated from the University of South Dakota with a B.A. in political science in 1962. He

Joyce Carol Oates: Novels and short stories: …We Were the Mulvaneys (1996), Broke Heart Blues (1999), The Falls (2004), My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike (2008), Mudwoman (2012), Daddy Love (2013), Carthage (2014), Jack of Spades (2015), The Man Without a Shadow

Arthur Brooke was an English poet and author of The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562), the poem on which Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet. It is written in rhymed verse and was taken from the French translation of one of the stories in Matteo Bandello’s Novelle (1554–73; French

Brokeback Mountain, romantic drama film, with elements of a western, that centers on a tragic love affair between two cowboys. A critical and commercial success when it was released in 2005, the movie was a watershed moment for queer cinema. Brokeback Mountain is based on a short story of the same

Annie Proulx: It includes “Brokeback Mountain,” the story of two ranch hands, Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar, whose friendship becomes a sexual relationship during a summer spent tending sheep in the 1960s. Afterward they pursue the traditional heterosexual lives expected of them but experience a lifetime of longing…

Claire Danes: Romeo + Juliet and The Rainmaker: …she also filmed the drama Brokedown Palace (1999), in which she and Kate Beckinsale played American teenagers who are jailed for drug smuggling while in Thailand. It was a difficult shoot, and Danes’s negative comments about Manila, where a number of scenes were filmed, caused controversy. It was during this…

Nine Inch Nails: …Records, and released the EP Broken (1992), which earned a Grammy Award for the track “Wish.” Reznor signed glam shock rocker Marilyn Manson to the Nothing label, and the two fed on each other’s successes throughout the 1990s.

Delmer Daves: Westerns: …one of his best pictures, Broken Arrow. The superlative drama, which focuses on the growing conflict between Apaches and white settlers, featured notable performances by James Stewart, as a former soldier who falls in love with an Apache (Debra Paget), and Jeff Chandler, as Cochise. The movie’s strong box-office showing…

Broken Bay, inlet of the Tasman Sea (Pacific Ocean), indenting east-central New South Wales, Australia. It receives the Hawkesbury and Pittwater rivers, and its 3-mile- (5-kilometre-) wide entrance, flanked by Hawke, or Box, Head (north) and Barranjoey Head (south), leads to an interior broken into

D.W. Griffith: The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance: …making such distinguished films as Broken Blossoms (1919) and Orphans of the Storm (1921), and an extremely profitable film, Way Down East (1920), his studio foundered on the failure of lesser films and the business recession of the first half of the 1920s.

fracture, in pathology, a break in a bone caused by stress. Certain normal and pathological conditions may predispose bones to fracture. Children have relatively weak bones because of incomplete calcification, and older adults, especially women past menopause, develop osteoporosis, a weakening of

Philip Pullman: Other works: …How to Be Cool (1987), The Broken Bridge (1990), The White Mercedes (1992; reissued and adapted as the film The Butterfly Tattoo [2009]), The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (1995), The Scarecrow and the Servant (2004), and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (2010). Fairy Tales from the Brothers

chord: Broken chords (i.e., chords broken up melodically into their intervallic components) have long furnished basic motivic materials for instrumental compositions, especially of the homophonic variety conceived in terms of the diatonic harmonic system that governed the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when triadic themes…

Russell Crowe: Master and Commander, 3:10 to Yuma, and Robin Hood: …mayor in the crime drama Broken City (2013); as Superman’s father, Jor-El, in Man of Steel (2013); as a New York crime boss in the fantasy Winter’s Tale (2014); and as the titular biblical figure in Noah (2014).

Shimazaki Tōson: …his major novels, Hakai (1906; The Broken Commandment), the story of a young outcast schoolteacher’s struggle for self-realization, has been called representative of the naturalist school, then the vogue in Japan, although it more clearly reflects the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau than of Émile Zola. Ie (1910–11; The Family) depicts…

Pedro Almodóvar: All About My Mother and Talk to Her: …and Los abrazos rotos (2009; Broken Embraces), a stylish exercise in film noir. The latter two films starred Cruz.

Gena Rowlands: …About (1995), Hope Floats (1998), Broken English (2007; directed by her younger daughter, Zoe Cassavetes), and Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014).

Jim Jarmusch: …2005 Cannes film festival for Broken Flowers (2005), a dramedy about a man (played by Bill Murray) who visits former girlfriends after receiving an anonymous letter telling him he has a son. The Limits of Control (2009) comprises a series of surreal interludes between an assassin and his various contacts,…

Alain Mabanckou: Novels: With Verre cassé (2005; Broken Glass), a comic reflection on French and Congolese cultures and Mabanckou’s second novel to be translated into English, he found a considerable English-language audience. His next fictional offering, Mémoires de porc-épic (2006; Memoirs of a Porcupine), won the Prix Renaudot. It puts a new…

Kristallnacht, the night of November 9–10, 1938, when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property. The name Kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. The violence continued during the day of November 10, and in some places acts of

John Ford: His plays are: The Broken Heart; The Lover’s Melancholy (1628); ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore; Perkin Warbeck; The Queen; The Fancies, Chaste and Noble; Love’s Sacrifice; and The Lady’s Trial (1638). There are a few contemporary references to Ford, but nothing is known of his personal life, and…

Kabwe, town, central Zambia. It is an important transportation and mining centre north of Lusaka on the Great North Road, situated at an elevation of 3,879 feet (1,182 metres). The Rhodesian Broken Hill Development Company (formed 1903) was instrumental in opening the region to foreign mining