Peter Preston (2) (1938–2018)
Autore di 51st State
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Opere di Peter Preston
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Preston, Peter John
- Data di nascita
- 1938-05-23
- Data di morte
- 2018-01-06
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- England
UK - Luogo di nascita
- Barrow-on-Soar, England
- Istruzione
- University of Oxford (St John's College)
Loughborough Grammar School - Attività lavorative
- journalist
columnist
Editor - Organizzazioni
- Cherwell (editor)
Liverpool Daily Post (trainee|1960-1963)
The Guardian (1963-1995|editor|1975-1995)
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 51
- Popolarità
- #311,767
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 23
It is a fun read, giving that the premise is really over the top. I can imagine the UK pulling out of the EU, they do talk about it from time to time (although I think it is only to keep Brussels on their toes). But joining the US? Preston does a good job describing how the UK becomes the 51st state almost by accident, and you can't help but laugh at the situation.
Now for a bit of nitpicking: The description of people from other nations was a bit off, indicating a weak background research (no-one in Germany bows or clicks their heels anymore, for chrissakes! And the Chancellor in 2025 is more likely to be named Kevin or Max rather than Hermann). I suspect that French readers might find similar things. I hope Mr. Preston got the American part right, he was a correspondent there, after all.
The end was too toned down for my taste, I was expecting some kind of solution.… (altro)