Peter Preston (2) (1938–2018)
Autor de 51st State
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Obras de Peter Preston
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Preston, Peter John
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1938-05-23
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2018-01-06
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- England
UK - Lugar de nacimiento
- Barrow-on-Soar, England
- Educación
- University of Oxford (St John's College)
Loughborough Grammar School - Ocupaciones
- journalist
columnist
Editor - Organizaciones
- Cherwell (editor)
Liverpool Daily Post (trainee|1960-1963)
The Guardian (1963-1995|editor|1975-1995)
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Miembros
- 51
- Popularidad
- #311,767
- Valoración
- 3.1
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 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.… (más)