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Herodotus is humour, satire and a witty commentary on both the downward political spiral in certain former communist countries and the smug, foolish, baseless superiority of the west by r. A writer for many years he has recently written four good books, including, herodotus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jan 23, 20 herodotus the gnome of sofia brigham, patrick on.
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Apr 07, 20 patrick brigham was the editor in chief of the first english language news magazine in bulgaria between 1995 and 2000. Herodotus the gnome of sofia humor and espionage in the diplomacy world. The gnome of sofia, embraces disgruntled communists, cold war warriors, intrigue, deception and finally murder. Memoirs publishing author patrick brigham herodotus the. A writer for many years, he has recently written four good crime fiction books including, herodotus the gnome of sofia, and judas goat the kennet narrow. We may think all the famous ancient greeks came from athens, but its not true. A writer for many years, he has recently written four good crime fiction books including, herodotus the gnome of sofia, and judas goat the kennet narrow boat mystery, abduction an. Annotation of text 2005 david trumbull and patrick mcnamara, agathon associates. The gnome of sofia, is a humorous account of a british diplomat and his fall from grace, and has its foundations in reality.
Patrick brigham begins his story with the discovery of a small mobile phone on the narrow boat which ends with the murder of a chinese shipping magnate in broad daylight, in the streets of london. Jul 05, 2018 born in berkshire, england to an old reading family, after attending an english public school and a stint at college, the author patrick brigham went into real estate. Please tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into writing how did you. Herodotus against a backdrop of political change in south eastern europe, the story embraces disgruntled communists, cold war warriors, intrigue, deception and finally murder. Apr 09, 2016 1 post published by patrick brigham during april 2016. After attending an english public school and college, the author patrick brigham went into real estate.
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