Letters from London
With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of Flaubert's Parrot turns his satiric glance homeward to England, in a sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary London life.
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- Full title :Letters from London / Julian Barnes.
Summary
With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of Flaubert's Parrot turns his satiric glance homeward to England, in a sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary London life.
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- Publication Date:1995.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage International
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
Notes
"A Vintage International original"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 320 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0679761616, 9780679761617
- oclc:ocm31901311
- LC Classification:DA688
- Dewey Decimal:942.1/2082
Table of Contents
MPTV -- Fake! -- Mrs. Thatcher discovers it's a funny old world -- Year of the maze -- John Major makes a joke -- Vote Glenda! -- Traffic jam at Buckingham Palace -- The chancellor of the exchequer buys some claret -- Britannia's new bra size -- The deficit millionaires -- Mrs. Thatcher remembers -- TDF: the world chess championship -- Five years of the Fatwa -- Froggy! Froggy! Froggy! -- Left, right, left, right: the arrival of Tony Blair.
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