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How to Travel Incognito
Contributor(s): Bemelmans, Ludwig (Author)

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 ISBN: 1853755214     ISBN-13: 9781853755217
Publisher: Prion (GB)
OUR PRICE: $12.71  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2003
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Annotation: Monsieur Le Comte de St Cucuface, a charismatic aristocrat fallen on hard times, slums his way around postwar France in elegant style, trading on his name and his exquisite manners. After a chance encounter on a train, he convinces a wide-eyed Ludwig Bemelmans to adopt the identity of an imaginary German prince and join him in his ruse. Together they set out on an enchanted adventure through a France that is crumbling to dust, feeding off the comically vulgar continental set that is fast replacing Cucuface's blue-blooded caste. They dine on the finest food and wine, stay at the most splendid hotels and chateaux, pausing only for Cucuface to recount another amusing tale of his eccentric lineage. Mixing autobiography and fiction to magical effect, "How to Travel Incognito" is an affectionate and melancholic hymn to the passing of an ancient order.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Humor
Dewey: 813.52
Series: Prion Humour Classics
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.04" W x 7.74" L (0.41 lbs) 200 pages
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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