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George Mikes

    15 de febrero de 1912 – 30 de agosto de 1987

    George Mikes, autor británico de origen húngaro, es célebre por sus ingeniosos y perspicaces comentarios sobre culturas y peculiaridades nacionales. Con la mirada de un periodista para los detalles y el corazón de un humorista, diseccionó las normas sociales y los estereotipos con una sátira amable. Sus obras ofrecen una lente única a través de la cual se pueden observar las absurdidades y las similitudes del comportamiento humano a través de las fronteras. La habilidad de Mikes para encontrar diversión y comprensión en las diferencias culturales hace que su escritura sea a la vez entretenida y que invite a la reflexión.

    George Mikes
    Switzerland for Beginners
    How to be God
    How to be a Guru
    Any Souvenirs?
    Penguin Readers - 3: How to Be an Alien
    How to be an alien : level 3
    • Prison

      A Symposium

      • 216 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Exploring the concept of enforced separation from normal life, this work examines various forms of imprisonment, including mental asylums, hospitals, political prisons, and concentration camps. Through a detailed analysis of different prison experiences, it seeks to uncover valuable lessons learned over time. First published in 1963, the book delves into the psychological and societal impacts of isolation, offering a profound reflection on the nature of confinement and its implications for human existence.

      Prison2023
    • Penguin Readers - 3: How to Be an Alien

      • 48 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      Why are English people so different from other Europeans? This book tries to explain the strange things that the English do and say.

      Penguin Readers - 3: How to Be an Alien1998
      4,0
    • George Mikes has written many successful books on a variety of interesting subjects, but one so successful as those on the subject most central to his own experience: his adopted country. The first of these came out in 1946: the ever famous "How to be an Alien." Later he enlarges the picture with "How to be inimitable" and "How to be Decadent." All three books were illustrated by the master of the cartoonists’ art, the late Nicolas Bentley. Here they are, all in one volume, which will make life much easier for today's would-be Brits than it was for those who pervaded them. It is said that a few of the latter actually failed to become indistinguishable from the genuine British article because they found it too tiresome to seek out three separate books: a misfortune that need never again occur to anyone.

      How to Be a Brit1985
      3,9
    • Presents a satirical discussion of the advantages of a life in poverty and humorous advice on the enjoyment of poverty

      How To Be Poor1984
      3,6