Faboulous Englishman

by Robert McCrum

Robert McCrum's novel of European life in the late 1960s.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Robert McCrum is an associate editor of the Observer. He was born and educated in Cambridge. For nearly 20 years he was editor-in-chief of the publishers Faber & Faber. He is the co-author of The Story of English (1986), and has written six novels. He was the literary editor of the Observer from 1996 to 2008, and has been a regular contributor to the Guardian since 1990

Reviews

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite part of this book is was the last third or so, where the reader gets a first hand (although fictional) account of the Russian invasion of Prague. I know people who live in Prague and have been to visit so this part was of particular interest to me.

Besides that, it's an intriguing story well-told.