书目

Parting Shots

  • 作者 Matthew Parris著
  • 出版社 Viking
  • 出版时间 2011年6月
  • ISBN 9780670919291
  • 定价 95.70

内容简介

Uptill2006aBritishAmbassadorleavinghispostwasencouragedtowritewhatwasknownasavaledictorydespatch,tobecirculatedtoasmallnumberofinfluentialpeopleingovernment.Thiswasthepartingshot,anopportunitytoofferapersonalandfrankviewofthehostcountry,themannersandmoralsofitspeople,theirinstitutions,thestateoftheircookingandtheirdrains.ButitwasalsoachancetoletripattheForeignOfficeitselfandtolookbackonacareerspentintheserviceofasometimesungratefulnation.CombininggemsfromthearchiveswithmorerecentdespatchesobtainedthroughtheFreedomofInformationAct,"PartingShots"isatreasuretroveofwit,venomandseriousanalysis.Astuteandoftengloriouslynon-politically,theyshedlightonBritain'splaceintheworld,andrevealthecuriouscocktailofprivilegeandprivationwhichmakeupthelifeofanambassador.

作者简介

MatthewParrishadashortcareerintheForeignOfficewhereoneofhistaskswastodistributeincomingvaledictorydespatches.HewasaConservativeMPfrom1979to1986,sincewhenhehasworkedasajournalist.HewontheOrwellPrizeforJournalism,andhisacclaimedautobiographyChanceWitnesswaspublishedbyPenguinin2002.HedivideshistimebetweenDerbyshire(wherehisoldconstituencywassituated)andeastLondon.AndrewBrysonisaradiojournalistworkingintheBBC'sBusinessandEconomicsUnit.HelivesinSurrey.

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