Douglas Wallis (Bücher)

Douglas Wallis Bücher

George Mikes erforscht mit schneidendem, ironischem Witz den ewigen Zustand des Außenseiters. Er beschreibt unumwunden das unvermeidliche Gefühl der Entfremdung, das das Leben in einem anderen Land begleitet, ungeachtet aller Assimilierungsversuche. Seine Schriften bieten tiefgründige Beobachtungen über kulturelle Unterschiede, die fortbestehen, auch wenn Kulturen zu verschmelzen scheinen. Mit selbstironischem Humor fängt er die vielschichtige Beziehung zwischen ihm als Engländer und Frankreich ein, das ihn mit wohlwollender Freundlichkeit duldet.

The Hills

324 Seiten
12 Lesestunden

This is the story of the life and times of a fictitious person named Dan William and it is about his experiences growing up, and living in a small farming community located in Western Iowa. It is a story about his trials and tribulations, as well as the good times in his life. It is also a story about relations between people and people's relationships with their maker. The life described in this book is perhaps not that much different from many lives of real individuals, but the purpose of this book is to tell of individual experiences, which are unique to the characters in this book, and hopefully you can relate them to your own experiences. This story is also about the times from the 1940s' until after turn of the century. I hope you enjoy it. Douglas Wallis