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Bezig met laden... Kai Lung's Golden Hours (1922)door Ernest Bramah
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Droll, elaborately polite, as wirkman says, and just plain hilarious, for me. Dipping into this book, especially when depressed, has given me many a needed laugh over the years. Thanks, Tuck Langland, for the long-lasting lifeline! I had to buy myself a new copy a few years ago. ( ) Although personally I like Bramah's Max Carrados stories about a blind detective, Bramah may be bet known for these stories set in a fictional version of traditional China, in which much of the humor derives from the elaborate and often elaborately humble language the characters use toward each other. Though Bramah was not, in fact, and did not pretend to be, an expert on Chinese culture, these stories do combine genuine Chinese elements --the villainous corrupt magistrate with his evil assistants, for example --with parodies of British life of the time. This book sets up a frame story in which the wandering storyteller Kai Lung, unjustly condemned by the wicked magistrate, prolongs his life by telling tales like Scherezade. However, the first tale explains the famous (and not in fact very ancient) "willow pattern" plate by a tale which is a parody of British trade-unionists (very unsympathetically depicted) are foiled in their strike by what amounts to mechanization. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: British author Ernest Bramah develops his own unique versions of classic Chinese folktalesâ??and creates a few entirely new onesâ??in the stories collected in Kai Lung's Golden Hours. Effortlessly embodying the clarity and purity of ancient Asian mythology, these short, sweet and often humorous stories will enchant readers young and old alike Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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