How to Be a Brit

Informationen zum Autor George Mikes (pronounced 'me-cash'), was born in Hungary 1912. In 1938 he moved to London to become the correspondent for a Hungarian newspaper, and then he never left. A keen observer of the behaviour and misbehaviour of foreigners and natives in Britain, he is frequently cited by later authors including Kate Fox and Jeremy Paxman. He died in London in 1987. Klappentext George Mikes (pronounced 'me-cash'), was born in Hungary 1912. In 1938 he moved to London to become the correspondent for a Hungarian newspaper, and then he never left. A keen observer of the behaviour and misbehaviour of foreigners and natives in Britain, he is frequently cited by later authors including Kate Fox and Jeremy Paxman. He died in London in 1987. Zusammenfassung Contains such book as "How to be an Alien", "How to be Inimitable" and "How to be Decadent".

Product details

• Authors: George Mikes, Mikes George
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.1986
• EAN: 9780140081794
• ISBN: 978-0-14-008179-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Humour, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works