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Barth

[bahrth, bahrt, bahrth]

noun

  1. John (Simmons) born 1930, U.S. novelist.

  2. Karl, 1886–1968, Swiss theologian.



Barth

noun

  1. Heinrich . 1821–65, German explorer: author of Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa (1857–58)

  2. John ( Simmons ). born 1930, US novelist; his novels include The Sot-Weed Factor (1960), Giles Goat-Boy (1966), and Once Upon a Time (1994)

  3. Karl . 1886–1968, Swiss Protestant theologian. He stressed man's dependence on divine grace in such works as Commentary on Romans (1919)

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When actor Cooper Hoffman pops up on a Zoom window for a joint interview, Andrew Barth Feldman practically bursts with joy.

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Norway's foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told the same programme his country was "happy to contribute in one way or the other but we have not made choices".

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However, “it is regrettable that the Israeli government shows no signs of engaging constructively,” Barth Eide said.

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The foreign minister of Norway, Espen Barth Eide, told a news conference that the country’s representative office to the Palestinian Authority, which was opened in the West Bank in 1999, would become an embassy.

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Johns Hopkins University, where Barth was an emeritus professor of English and creative writing, confirmed his death in a statement.

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