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Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Brit Acknowledges German Sense of Humour Shocker!
In last week's Guardian, the British comedian Stewart Lee writes on that mythical phenomenon, the German sense of humour. Yes, he says, there is such a thing. A brave man indeed.
I haven't read it! But I'm very glad it's been translated into English - it does seem to break the mould of the usual fairly heavy stuff that makes it into English...
You only have to read Kehlmann's "Measuring the World" to know its true!
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