A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians

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A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians

Most British travel writers head south for a destination that is hot, exotic, dangerous or all three. Harry Pearson chose to head in the opposite direction for a country which is damp, safe and of legendary banality: Belgium. But can any nation whose most famous monument is a statue of a small boy urinating really be that dull? Pearson lived there for several months, burying himself in the local culture. He drank many of the 800 different beers the Belgians produce; ate local delicacies such as kip kap (jellied pig cheeks) and a mighty tonnage of chicory and chips. In one restaurant the house speciality was 'Hare in the style of grandmother'. 'I didn't order it. I quite like hare, but had no wish to see one wearing zip-up boots and a blue beret.' A TALL MAN IN A LOW LAND commemorates strange events such as The Festival of Shrimps at Oostduinkerke and laments the passing of the Underpant Museum in Brussels. No reader will go away from A TALL MAN IN A LOW LAND without being able to name at least ten famous Belgians. Mixing evocative description and low-grade buffoonery Harry Pearson paints a portrait of Belgium that is more rounded than a Smurf after a night on the mussels.
Country USA
Brand ABACUS
Manufacturer Little, Brown Book Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780349112060
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780349112060
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	ABACUS
Manufacturer	Little, Brown Book Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780349112060
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780349112060
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians

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