Pagine1856–1950 · Dublin, Ireland · also known as Bernard Shaw, G. B. Shaw, GBS
George Bernard Shaw left Dublin for London at 20 and became the most famous playwright of his age — a socialist, vegetarian and tireless debater whose comedies of ideas include Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, Pygmalion (1913; later the musical My Fair Lady) and Saint Joan (1923). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 and an Academy Award for the screenplay of Pygmalion — the first person to win both.
Begin with Pygmalion.
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George Bernard Shaw left Dublin for London at 20 and became the most famous playwright of his age — a socialist, vegetarian and tireless debater whose comedies of ideas include Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, Pygmalion (1913; later the musical My Fair Lady) and Saint Joan (1923). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 and an Academy Award for the screenplay of Pygmalion — the first person to win both.
Pygmalion is usually considered George Bernard Shaw’s best-known work, followed by Saint Joan, Arms and the Man.
Most readers start with Pygmalion.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Bernard Shaw, G. B. Shaw, GBS.
Many of George Bernard Shaw’s works are in the public domain; we link to free editions below.