Richard Woolcott (1927–2023)
Autor(a) de The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings
About the Author
Obras de Richard Woolcott
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1927
- Data de falecimento
- 2023-02-02
- Nacionalidade
- Australia
- Local de nascimento
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Local de falecimento
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Educação
- University of Melbourne
- Ocupação
- diplomat
civil servant
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 44
- Popularidade
- #346,250
- Avaliação
- 3.3
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 4
Woolcott has obviously done some interesting and important things (and doesn't mind telling us about it) and yes, he was involved in some important events (which he definitely doesn't mind telling us about) but the whole 'there I was, when a funny native said ...'wears thin. In the final chapter the author has a quick jab at the current political climate, but that is about it for analysis.
There are a few gems in the book, and perhaps for some it would be worth reading the whole book to find them. And I am guessing that Woolcott would be a great dinner party guest. But as an author, he comes across as just a bit too smug.… (mais)