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Henry Hitchings
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Publisher | John Murray | ||
ISBN | 9781848540095 | ||
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Synopsis
Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone to be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate you in the invaluable skill of literary bluffing in this survivors guide to talking about books you havent read. With tips on how to bluff with confidence using quotable insights and invaluable trivia, Henry Hitchings covers all the great books you ought to have read but havent got round to yet. If you want to be able to hold your own in a debate about Stephen Hawking or Philip Roth or perhaps you find Shakespeare or Dostoevsky intimidating, then look no further. Including literary heavyweights such as Ulysses, Bleak House and War and Peace this guide will equip you with all the bookish information you need to bluff your way through any scenario, be it a vital exam, an in-depth conversation at the pub or chatting up the potential love of your life. Contents includes, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, Henry James, James Joyce, Proust, Homer, Virgil, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Dickens, various contemporary writers, the Bible, the Koran, fairy tales, select bestsellers and some poetry.
Review
Well this book really speaks to, especially if you do read lots of books, or belong to a book club. I found the book amusing and yet so true of many people, who talk about books when all they have read is a write up in a magazine or heard the book spoken about on radio!
Henry Hitchens has written this book talking about some of the very well known authors like Jane Austin, Wiliam Shakespear and others. Many people have name dropped an authors name or a book they have read partially at a social gathering or interview but this book teaches you how to do it better and in a more convincing way. Or might even stop you avoiding books and begin to devour them.
This book pulls out some of the best quotations from many books or plays in the case of Shakespear, which will be familiar to many. One such being "A horse, A horse, my kingdom for a horse' a quote from Richard III.
So if you are able to quote just a small piece of the subject matter then you can come across as a marvel on the subject!
This book may be very small but it has a great deal of imnormation in it's pages and a great deal of facts and quotes for all to learn and suceed at the fine art of literary bluffing!
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