In Search of the English Eccentric

Zusatztext 'Entertaining and thought-provoking ... Hemming unearths a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters' Informationen zum Autor Henry Hemming lives in London, UK. Klappentext Social observation in the mould of WATCHING THE ENGLISH - a witty anthropological journey in search of the quintessential English eccentric. The English eccentric is under threat. On his entertaining and thought-provoking quest to discover the most eccentric English person alive today! Henry Hemming unearths a large array of delightfully odd characters. He asks what it is to be an eccentric. Is it simply to thrive on creativity and non-conformity! and where does this incarnation of Englishness stem from? Hemming concludes that this tribe is! in fact! in rude health! as essential as ever to the English national identity. Zusammenfassung A witty anthropological journey in search of the quintessential English eccentric.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Hemming
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780719522222
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-2222-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 191 mm x 23 mm
• Series: John Murray Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society