Diplomatic Pursuits

Translated by Melanie Richter-Bernburg,A satirical novel that follows the thoughts and,adventures of Harry von Duckwitz, an aristocratic,left-leaning lawyer who suddenly gives up his job,and enters the foreign service which posts him to,Ecuador. Full of direct and outrageous opinions,about almost everything under the sun, Duckwitz is,also thoughtful and self-critical, stumbling on,may truths in his attempt to take on a wide,variety of the species homo sapiens.Von Westphalen, Joseph is the author of 'Diplomatic Pursuits' with ISBN 9780945774280 and ISBN 0945774281.