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A Tall Man In A Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians
Harry Pearson
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Description for A Tall Man In A Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians
Paperback. It is normal for British travel writers to head south for a destination that is hot, exotic, dangerous, or all three. The author of this book - a mixture of description and low-grade buffoonery - chose a country which is damp, safe and of legendary banality: Belgium. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDB; WH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 194.
Most British travel writers head south for a destination that is hot, exotic, dangerous or all three. Harry Pearson chose to head in the opposite direction for a country which is damp, safe and of legendary banality: Belgium. But can any nation whose most famous monument is a statue of a small boy urinating really be that dull? Pearson lived there for several months, burying himself in the local culture. He drank many of the 800 different beers the Belgians produce; ate local delicacies such as kip kap (jellied pig cheeks) and a mighty tonnage of ... Read more
Most British travel writers head south for a destination that is hot, exotic, dangerous or all three. Harry Pearson chose to head in the opposite direction for a country which is damp, safe and of legendary banality: Belgium. But can any nation whose most famous monument is a statue of a small boy urinating really be that dull? Pearson lived there for several months, burying himself in the local culture. He drank many of the 800 different beers the Belgians produce; ate local delicacies such as kip kap (jellied pig cheeks) and a mighty tonnage of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349112060
SKU
V9780349112060
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson was born on the day Petula Clark had her first number one hit single. His cousin is married to the chairman of the Rare Breeds Society. He is very tall.
Reviews for A Tall Man In A Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians
Pearson is as tall as he is funny and, believe me, he is very tall
THE FACE
Funnier than Bill Bryson
Pete Davies, THE INDEPENDENT
[Belgium] seems a great deal more interesting at the end of the book than it did at the beginning ... Pearson is really funny. Do not read this book in a ... Read more
THE FACE
Funnier than Bill Bryson
Pete Davies, THE INDEPENDENT
[Belgium] seems a great deal more interesting at the end of the book than it did at the beginning ... Pearson is really funny. Do not read this book in a ... Read more