In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London.
Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people from the last two hundred years: Helmut Kohl tries to explain German cuisine to the Iron Lady, the Mini plays catch-up with the Volkswagen Beetle, and Joe Strummer has an unlikely brush with the Baader-Meinhof gang.
Keeping Up with the Germans is a witty look at the lighter-side of Anglo-German relations over the last 100 years.
| ISBN: | 9780571240197 |
| Publication date: | 7th February 2013 |
| Author: | Philip Oltermann |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Travel writing Autobiography: historical, political and military |
In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London.Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people from the last two hundred years: Helmut Kohl tries to explain German cuisine to the Iron Lady, the Mini plays catch-up with the Volkswagen Beetle, and Joe Strummer has an unlikely brush with the Baader-Meinhof gang.Keeping Up with the Germans is a witty look at the lighter-side of Anglo-German relations over the last 100 years.
Keeping Up With the Germans features in the following genres: Travel writing, Autobiography: historical, political and military
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Keeping Up With the Germans was written by Philip Oltermann and published by Faber & Faber
Keeping Up With the Germans has 304 pages
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