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S'està carregant… Sauve Qui Peut (1966)de Lawrence Durrell, Nicolas Bentley (Il·lustrador)
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For the British delegation to Vulgaria, no problem is too small to become a crisis in this lively story collection of diplomatic misadventure In the words of Antrobus, master diplomat in the King's service, diplomacy was once "a quiet and restful trade carried on in soothing inanity among a hundred shady legations and embassies all over the globe." What changed? What caused this most noble profession to fall from grace? Women, of course. A diplomatic incident begins brewing as soon as the lovely new French ambassador--or is it ambassadress?--arrives in Vulgaria. One of the British delegation is instantly besotted, and about to begin his pursuit when a rival appears in the form of roguish Italian diplomat Bonzo di Porco. Because these are servants of the most advanced governments in the world, they settle their dispute rationally: with swords. Jealousy, selfishness, swordplay? All are commonplace in Antrobus's embassy. In these nine juicy tales, the King's diplomats may seldom be diplomatic, but they always manage to get the job done--with or without bloodshed. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The Publisher Says: Here, in the delightful tradition of Esprit de Corps and Stiff Upper Lip, are new stories of life in the diplomatic corps. Career officer Antrobus, experienced man-behind-the scenes in the Iron Curtain post of Vulgaria, does the telling, and a wild assortment of tales the British gentleman has. His nine reminiscences give excellent illustration of the fact that the major problems of a diplomat are seldom diplomatic. And the various crises show that the title of the book could well be the motto of any member of an embassy. For all too often the only solution is literally "save himself who can," or, as it has evolved, "everyone for himself." This, the first collection of Antrobus stories since 1959 (this book was published in 1967), confirms Lawrence Durrell as a master of humor as well as of storytelling.
My Review: Humor dates, and sometimes irretrievably. This isn't quite irretrievable, but it's close. Funny, if you have the information to get the point of the jokes. It's not a book for anyone but Durrell completists, and can even be skipped safely by them.
It's about two hours to read, including TV-watching breaks. Yes, you read that right, I watched TV instead of reading this. Guess that says it all. (