{"product_id":"9780241978542","title":"English Humour for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Mikes, George \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/06\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241978542,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To write a book is hard; to write a funny book is harder; to write a funny book both wise and funny is the prerogative of Mr. Mikes' The TimesIf you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell ('Every joke is a tiny revolution') to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs Kennedy: 'I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren.'Winston Churchill: 'For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697401888812,"sku":"9780241978542","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241978542_d9532a1f-0bd4-4fd9-b46a-b0c56d5420e4.jpg?v=1759680059","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241978542","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}