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The Laughing Diplomat
Autobiografie van de Italiaanse diplomaat Daniele Varè.
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First published January 1, 1938
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Daniele Varè
22 books4 followersBrought up in Scotland, served as an Italian diplomat in China. Wrote a number of novels, as well as several memoirs about his family, parents &c.
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January 31, 2019
A most enjoyable and insightful book.
"Pen pictures cleverly drawn by an artist in words. Signor Vare's book comes opportunely to add to the gaiety of nations at a moment when gaiety is badly needed."
The Times 1938
"Signor Vare possesses a wide range of experience and observation, combined with literary qualifications that make memoirs worth reading. His is a merry heart that goes all day. His command of English is such that Mr Ramsay MacDonald quite naturally mistook him for a Scotchman, and he uses it in a cultured style that makes for easy and pleasant reading."
The Observer 1938
"Pen pictures cleverly drawn by an artist in words. Signor Vare's book comes opportunely to add to the gaiety of nations at a moment when gaiety is badly needed."
The Times 1938
"Signor Vare possesses a wide range of experience and observation, combined with literary qualifications that make memoirs worth reading. His is a merry heart that goes all day. His command of English is such that Mr Ramsay MacDonald quite naturally mistook him for a Scotchman, and he uses it in a cultured style that makes for easy and pleasant reading."
The Observer 1938
November 26, 2020
A wonderful memoir of the life of an Italian diplomat from 1900-1930s.
Posted to Vienna at the turn of the century and then Peking as was, before and during WW1
Vare captures and transmits another time and place in delightful prose.
Posted to Vienna at the turn of the century and then Peking as was, before and during WW1
Vare captures and transmits another time and place in delightful prose.
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