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Bezig met laden... The Return of Hyman Kaplandoor Leo Rosten
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Twenty years after his first collection of tales about that Don Quixote of adult education, Leo Rosten brought Hyman Kaplan back for a second term on the bottom rung in the beginner's grade at the American Night Preparatory School for Adults. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Stereotypes abound; the humour is at the expense of those for whom English is difficult, although sometimes it turns out that the joke is in fact on the absurdities of the language, while the students' logic is impeccable.
It's years since I read this, so I was delighted to find it again. Although I remembered a lot of it, it was still amusing and prompted a few chuckles. I wouldn't rate it as 'hilarious' as its contemporary reviewers did - this was published in 1960 - but I enjoyed reading this very much, along with the introduction of this 2000 re-print which places it in context for 21st century readers.
Recommended, if you don't mind this kind of stereotyped humour. ( )