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Lädt ... Parting Shotsvon Matthew Parris
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Very enjoyable (though better for dipping into than a continuous read). I liked both the funny and the serious aspects. ( ) This collection of extracts from the valedictory despatches of British ambassadors leaving their foreign posts is an unexpected gem, full of beautiful prose, acute observation, humour, and lament for an age of better administration, before the Foreign Office was taken ovcer by consultants, management-speak and Europe. Well edited with useful notes. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
When leaving a foreign posting, Britain's ambassadors were encouraged to write a valedictory despatch until the practice was abolished in 2006. Unlike the usual style of the diplomatic bag, these last reports from foreign posts were unbuttoned, indiscreet and often very funny. There was much settling of scores, some poking fun of foreigners, a degree of moaning about the privations of Embassy life - and sometimes a bit of serious analysis too. Based on a very successful BBC radio series, Matthew Parris, who once worked for the Foreign Office and had the task of distributing the despatches, and Andrew Bryson have compiled an always entertaining and frequently hilarious volume of the best of them. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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