Keeping Up With the Germans by Philip Oltermann

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In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people.

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Keeping Up With the Germans by Philip Oltermann

In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people.
Philip Oltermann was born in Schleswig-Holstein but moved to England when he was 16. He has written for several English and German newspapers and magazines, including Süddeutsche Zeitung, Granta and the Guardian, where he now works as an editor.
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ISBN 13 9780571240197
ISBN 10 0571240194
Title Keeping Up With the Germans
Author Philip Oltermann
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2013-02-07
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.