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050	1	4	_aPR 931 _bM636e 2016
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100	1		_aMikes, George, _d1912-1987
245	1	0	_aEnglish humour for beginners / _cGeorge Mikes; Walter Goetz
260			_a[London] : _bPenguin Books, _c2016.
300			_a146 p.: _bill.; _c21 cm
500			_aOriginally published by Andre Deutsch Limited in 1980.
520			_aIf you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So 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. Perfectly 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. Mrs 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.
650		4	_aHumorismo Inglés _xHistoria y crítica. _914639
650		4	_aHumor en la literatura. _914640
700	1		_913035 _aGoetz, Walter,
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