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Grumpy in Belgrade: The Prehistory
From the author of Grumpy in Belgrade (Komshe, 2014) a new collection of zany impressions and disproportionate over-reactions culled from the early days of the Transition.
Life in Belgrade in the early 2000s was uniquely strange. Nothing was as it was. Everything was the same. And nothing made the least bit of sense to Chris Farmer who arrived here in 2002 and found a world on its head.
Grumpy in Belgrade: The Prehistory is a collection of columns and articles published between 2002 and 2006. They chronicle the first impressions of life in this city from the wry viewpoint of a wide-eyed American in Belgrade.
In this book, we can see the art of shovelling snow, the race to write new constitutions, the surprising array of choices in toilet paper, and much more.
With Foreword by Mark E. Taylor.
Life in Belgrade in the early 2000s was uniquely strange. Nothing was as it was. Everything was the same. And nothing made the least bit of sense to Chris Farmer who arrived here in 2002 and found a world on its head.
Grumpy in Belgrade: The Prehistory is a collection of columns and articles published between 2002 and 2006. They chronicle the first impressions of life in this city from the wry viewpoint of a wide-eyed American in Belgrade.
In this book, we can see the art of shovelling snow, the race to write new constitutions, the surprising array of choices in toilet paper, and much more.
With Foreword by Mark E. Taylor.
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Published December 20, 2015
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About the author
Chris Farmer
5 books21 followersCHRIS FARMER is an international author. His latest novel, Passing GO, was published in 2024 in Serbia and has sold all around the world.
He was born and brought up in Iowa (US) and has lived in Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, England, Germany, Serbia, and the Philippines. He has also worked in China, Hong Kong, and Nigeria. As well as being a writer, he is also a university professor, brand consultant, and life coach.
He has authored numerous blogs on communications and branding and is the author of five books including a collection of poetry, Water Music, published in 2012 (as TM Tamish).
Today, Chris Farmer has settled in the Philippines where he continues to write, teach, consult, and coach.
He was born and brought up in Iowa (US) and has lived in Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, England, Germany, Serbia, and the Philippines. He has also worked in China, Hong Kong, and Nigeria. As well as being a writer, he is also a university professor, brand consultant, and life coach.
He has authored numerous blogs on communications and branding and is the author of five books including a collection of poetry, Water Music, published in 2012 (as TM Tamish).
Today, Chris Farmer has settled in the Philippines where he continues to write, teach, consult, and coach.
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February 14, 2016
Living in Belgrade, Serbia certainly has its down sides. These tend to make people yell, resort to violence or move the hell away. On the other hand, some have apparently moved in and have become exceptionally grumpy. But very few manage to find humor in them the way Chris has been doing for...well...over a decade.
Going all the way back to his first contact with our culture, the grumpy prehistory will inspire you to look at our world and its difficult past from an entirely new perspective. If you've read the first book, you know that this perspective offers an original insight that will actually make you giggle at the most stupefyingly annoying or disturbing circumstances. And if you think there couldn't possibly be any more ridiculous situations Chris has experienced: you're wrong.
And good luck trying to stay serious while reading this one. :)
Going all the way back to his first contact with our culture, the grumpy prehistory will inspire you to look at our world and its difficult past from an entirely new perspective. If you've read the first book, you know that this perspective offers an original insight that will actually make you giggle at the most stupefyingly annoying or disturbing circumstances. And if you think there couldn't possibly be any more ridiculous situations Chris has experienced: you're wrong.
And good luck trying to stay serious while reading this one. :)
January 26, 2019
Sometimes this author conflates 'things that happen in life' with 'things that happen in Belgrade'
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