Scribble, Scribble, Scribble - Simon Schama

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Résumé :
Subtitled, )Writing On Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill & My Mother(. A collection of non-fiction writings by the acclaimed historian and TV presenter. With topics ranging from history and art to food, sport, personal biography and politics. Several of the pieces are published for the first time.

A succinct stylist, Schama is a master of metaphor, the apt, adjectival phrase, rhetoric and irony, even Joycean parody...This sparkling, effervescent collection bridges the gap between scholarly and popular writing...It is excellent holiday reading: dip into this between the sea and the bar and you will find a subtle and amusing companion. -- Richard Ormrod The Spectator An enticing collection of pieces old and new, a bedside book of rich insights. -- Peter Preston The Observer It really is very good...witty, learned, informative and clarifying. -- Nicholas Lezard Evening Standard His eloquence is on magnificent display in this new book: a delightful collection of journalistic essays...The length of his book, overflowing with purple prose (though very rarely at the cost of substance), demonstrates that, often, Schama does not know when to stop. But in this case, maybe that is not such a bad thing -- James Grant Independent on Sunday Wilfully miscellaneous...addictively readable... [Schama] is clever, versatile and extremely likeable Financial Times