English humour for beginners

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'To write a book is hard; to write a funny book is harder; to write a funny book both wise and funny is the prerogative of Mr. Mikes' The Times
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If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.

So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life.

Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell ("Every joke is a tiny revolution") to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike.

Mrs Kennedy: "I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren."
Winston Churchill: "For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful."

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 juni 2016

Aantal pagina's: 160

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: George Mikes

Tweede Auteur: Mikes George

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Books Ltd

Product breedte: 150 mm

Product hoogte: 22 mm

Product lengte: 210 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 129 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 14 mm

Verpakking lengte: 195 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 117 g

EAN: 9780241978542

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