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English Humour for Beginners

作者 George Mikes
出版社 PENGUIN BOOKS LTD.
商品描述 English Humour for Beginners:FROMTHEWIDELY-LOVEDAUTHOROFHOWTOBEABRITIfyouwanttosucceedhereyoumustbeabletohandletheEnglishsenseofhumour.SoproclaimsGeorgeMikes't

內容簡介

內容簡介 FROM THE WIDELY-LOVED AUTHOR OF HOW TO BE A BRIT 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."

作者介紹

作者介紹 George MikesGeorge 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.

商品規格

書名 / English Humour for Beginners
作者 / George Mikes
簡介 / English Humour for Beginners:FROMTHEWIDELY-LOVEDAUTHOROFHOWTOBEABRITIfyouwanttosucceedhereyoumustbeabletohandletheEnglishsenseofhumour.SoproclaimsGeorgeMikes't
出版社 / PENGUIN BOOKS LTD.
ISBN13 / 9780241978542
ISBN10 / 0241978548
EAN / 9780241978542
誠品26碼 / 2682110165008
頁數 / 160
注音版 /
裝訂 / P:平裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 19.8X12.9X0.9CM
級別 / N:無