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Alle Exemplare der Ausgabe mit dieser ISBN anzeigen:'Entertaining and occasionally startling.' --Independent
'Filled with very enjoyable things ... it should be read by anyone touched by its subject.' --Guardian
'In itself, this memoir would be enough exquisitely rendered comedy to keep me transfixed. ... It's so refreshing to hear a witty German poke fun at us, instead of an unfunny Brit doing the whole 'achtung!' bit. See also his analysis of the verb 'pull' in teenage jargon, bathroom carpets, and a lovely anecdote about his father ruining a new friendship with a schoolmate by an overzealous use of the word 'efficiency'. ... Oltermann vows to himself that he won't write about the war, because otherwise, he'd write about nothing but. He almost gets away with it (bar a wonderful moment when Unity Mitford dates Adolf Hitler - they flirtatiously squabble about soup). This clears so much space for this wonderful, surprising book that will have you rethinking British life even if you never, ever, get the Germans.' --Helen Rumbelow, The Times
'With my own head still full of interesting ideas from Philip Oltermann's new book - a paean to modern German reasonableness - I was foolish enough to see War Horse at the cinema. Here was a film which, despite twisting and turning to be even-handed, simply could not help itself and, like some faux-reformed alcoholic, gorged itself on an entire miniature liqueur selection of Anglo-German clichés. ... Oltermann's charming mix of memoir, analysis and random facts has to struggle to stay upright in the sort of storm generated by such an elemental piece of Anglo-Hollywood lore. But it is he who is on the side of right. Everything that makes modern Germany so appealing a sort of wryness mixed with tentative enthusiasm, a wish to be liked tempered by a genuine concern to engage with a terrible past are all in this book.
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As War Horse so carelessly and Keeping Up with the Germans more thoughtfully show, the two countries seem condemned, like two not very interesting immortals, to tumble, grappling with one another forever through infinite space.' --Simon Winder. The Guardian
'In the realm of national stereotypes - especially those minted in England - Germany still commands a special place. ... Philip Oltermann is the latest person to venture into this perilous, churned-up no-man's land. Keeping up with the Germans avoids anything too heavy-handed, and yet still manages to offer an intelligent, entertaining and, at times, surprising take on relations between the two nations. ... For those whose knowledge of German history is bookended by the Beer Hall putsch and the rubble of the Berlin bunker, there is much illuminating stuff. ... Oltermann (almost) didn't mention the war - and got away with it.' --Frederick Studemann, Financial Times
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. A number of worrying questions arise. How would English schoolboys take to a lanky 16-year-old German? How did they think and do things differently? What was the secret of the famed British humour? And were there values that English and German people shared? In search of answers, Oltermann interweaves memoir and history, taking ten key Anglo-German encounters from the last 200 years as his starting point. These include: an encounter between Joe Strummer and the Baader Meinhof gang, Helmut Kohl trying to explain the virtues of German cuisine to a sceptical Margaret Thatcher and philosophers Theodor Adorno and A. J. Ayer clashing over jazz. What emerges is nothing less than an alternative national story for the two countries: not one marked by military conflict and diplomatic hostility, but one shaped by dialogue, interaction and genuine fondness. A witty and incisive look at the lighter-side of Anglo-German relations over the last 100 years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780571240197
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers B9780571240197
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Buchbeschreibung Softcover. Zustand: new. In 1996 in the middle of watching an illtempered football match between England and Germany Philip Oltermanns parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city of Hamburg behind and move to LondonA number of worrying questions arise How will English schoolboys take to a lanky sixteenyearold German How do they think and do things differently Are there values that English and German people share And what is the secret of the famed British humour In search of answers Keeping Up with the Germans interweaves memoir and history to look at ten historical encounters between English and German people from the last 200 years political summits and football matches chance meetings between poets and film stars terrorists and philosophers Helmut Kohl tries to explain German cuisine to the Iron Lady Theodor Adorno clashes with A J Ayer over jazz the Mini plays catchup with the Volkswagen Beetle Dada artist Kurt Schwitters rediscovers German Romanticism in the Lake District and Joe Strummer has an unlikely brush with the BaaderMeinhof gangWhat emerges is nothing less than an alternative national story for the two countries not one marked by military conflict and diplomatic hostility but by influences dialogues and comical misunderstandings. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers DADAX0571240194
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