Welcome to Slaka! A land of lake and forest, of beetroot and tractor, of cultural riches and bloody battlefields.
Malcolm Bradbury's hilariously entertaining and witty novel, RATES OF EXCHANGE, introduces the small, eastern European country of Slaka. In less than two short weeks there, first-time visitor Dr Petworth manages to give a rather controversial lecture, get embroiled in the thorny thickets of sexual and domestic intrigues, fall in love, and still find time to see the main tourist attractions.
In the wickedly funny satire WHY COME TO SLAKA? Malcolm Bradbury offers the would-be visitor, la Dr Petworth, a wealth of information about the Slakan state, its pageantry and politics, its people and public figures, as well as some essential Slakan phrases: 'American Express? That will do very nicely.'
- ISBN10 0099785803
- ISBN13 9780099785804
- Publish Date 30 September 1990 (first published 1 January 1983)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English