{"product_id":"i-went-to-england-andrea-hammel-9781803740584","title":"I Went to England: A British Journal, 1935-1940. by Alfred Kerr","description":"\u003cp\u003eForced to flee Germany, the eminent drama critic, poet and fiercely vocal anti-Nazi journalist, Alfred Kerr, settled in London in 1935 and became deeply attached to the calm and decency he found in the  island people .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith much dry wit and some perplexity, his journal, translated here from German for the first time, savours the quirks and foibles of the enigmatic nation, wondering whether it will emerge at long last as the saviour of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis humorous and perceptive observations span society - from aristocrats, politicians and literary figures like G. B. Shaw and H. G. Wells to the characters in pubs and courtrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnriched by his expertise in German classical culture, the journal traces the agony of an emigr? following Britain's prolonged attempts to appease the  brown war-menace , shrewdly interwoven with attempts to understand the British,  a mystery, even to themselves .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the longest ever thank-you letter from a migrant to Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Hammel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803740582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803740584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Andrea Hammel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431510397183,"sku":"9781803740584","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5672fbf8-b183-4278-be3f-47269e127951.jpg?v=1735141553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-went-to-england-andrea-hammel-9781803740584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}