The Looking-Glass Conference

The Looking-Glass Conference
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Publisher : Orion
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781409109020
ISBN-13 : 140910902X
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Book Synopsis The Looking-Glass Conference by : Godfrey Blunden

Download or read book The Looking-Glass Conference written by Godfrey Blunden and published by Orion. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliantly funny satire on modern diplomacy. The Far Eastern republic of Inevitable Khaos is at war with the repulic of Incredible Khaos and an international conference is gathering in a neutral European capital to discuss the problem. First on the scene come the security authorities wrangling about accommodation for their delegations. Two Russian painters may be spies, refugees seeking political asylum or the advance guard of the Russian delegation. And a young Khaotian patriot decides to live in a tree outside the conference building until peace comes to his country. Next arrive the delegates themselves: they discuss procedure, protocol and the official language. But the main pre-occupation of each is to utter the precise cliche that will fire the world's imagination and immortalize his attendance at the conference. The Looking-Glass Conference is a brilliant political satire. It is uproariously funny, but Mr Blunden's host of characters are endearingly human and their varied national characteristics are unmistakably true to life.


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