by George Mikes · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140025149
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«How to be an Alien» is George Mikes's humorous guide, published by Penguin in paperback, with 88 pages and text in English.
The book wittily dissects the customs and peculiarities of British society from a foreigner's perspective. George Mikes, a Hungarian settled in London, ironizes about the English character and 'understatement', and about the cultural misunderstandings that arise when trying to adapt. It includes drawings by Nicolas Bentley.
Full subtitle: 'A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils'. Work originally written in 1946; this Penguin edition was published in 1973.
A classic of British humor cited by later authors such as Kate Fox and Jeremy Paxman.
George Mikes was a Hungarian and British journalist, humourist and writer, best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries.
