Nobody Told Me How: A Diplomatic Entertainment
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: Second Impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Behind the polished doors of diplomatic missions lies a world of protocol, intrigue, and quietly observed absurdity — and Nobody Told Me How: A Diplomatic Entertainment throws open those doors with wit and disarming candour. Mira Michal chronicles the experiences of a woman navigating the labyrinthine social rituals and political undercurrents of diplomatic life, presenting an insider's portrait of a world where every gesture carries consequence and every social occasion is a carefully choreographed performance. Michal's writing is sharp, perceptive, and laced with a dry humour that transforms the corridors of international diplomacy into a rich comedy of manners. Drawing on what reads as deeply personal experience, she illustrates the tensions between public duty and private feeling, between the grandeur of official life and its often bewildering, unglamorous realities. Published by the distinguished house of Victor Gollancz in 1963, this rare and curious volume occupies a niche between memoir and satirical fiction — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of this entertainment is, in fact, the unvarnished truth.
Author: Mira Michal
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Fiction
Edition: Second Impression
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Behind the polished doors of diplomatic missions lies a world of protocol, intrigue, and quietly observed absurdity — and Nobody Told Me How: A Diplomatic Entertainment throws open those doors with wit and disarming candour. Mira Michal chronicles the experiences of a woman navigating the labyrinthine social rituals and political undercurrents of diplomatic life, presenting an insider's portrait of a world where every gesture carries consequence and every social occasion is a carefully choreographed performance. Michal's writing is sharp, perceptive, and laced with a dry humour that transforms the corridors of international diplomacy into a rich comedy of manners. Drawing on what reads as deeply personal experience, she illustrates the tensions between public duty and private feeling, between the grandeur of official life and its often bewildering, unglamorous realities. Published by the distinguished house of Victor Gollancz in 1963, this rare and curious volume occupies a niche between memoir and satirical fiction — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of this entertainment is, in fact, the unvarnished truth.