Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
Book description
'All I knew about Moldova were the names of eleven men printed on the inside back pages of my newspaper. None of them sounded to me like they were any good at tennis ...'
An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the…
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1 author picked Playing the Moldovans at Tennis as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Travel writing can be so serious. “I was a divorced heroin addict so I went on a hike” or “I have a terminal disease; this is my final journey.” This book (and the other books on my list) illuminate foreign places and people with erudition, thoughtfulness, and laughter.
Whenever I’m in London, I visit Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street and ask the sales assistant to recommend a humorous book about the former Soviet Union. Playing the Moldovans at Tennis is one of my favorites. British comedian Tony Hawk's first book, Round Ireland with a Fridge, saw him hitchhike…
From Robin's list on traveling that are also insanely funny.
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