{"product_id":"english-humour-for-beginners","title":"English Humour for Beginners","description":"''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 Times\u003cbr\u003e_________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Kennedy: \"I don''t think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren.\"\u003cbr\u003eWinston Churchill: \"For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful.\"","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56879130149199,"sku":"9780241978542","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780241978542_1-english-humour-for-beginners.jpg?v=1770178303","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/english-humour-for-beginners","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}