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Arabian Rights: Cadmus Press - published in 2005
Czech: Nakladatelství Lidové Noviny - to be published in 2012
Finnish: Ajatus Kirjat/Gummerus - published in 2005
Romanian: Editura Nemira - published in 2006

Asfa-Wossen Asserate

Manners

More than 150.000 copies sold - for 16 weeks on the bestseller list!

A book on manners mustn’t necessarily be a how-to guide to correct behavior. Asfa-Wossen Asserate is an Ethiopian prince, who since 1974 has lived primarily in Germany. In his book he shows that manners are more a matter of attitude than the knowledge of complicated rules of behavior. Asserate sheds light on etiquette and customs well as on ethical concepts and their validity and meaning in today’s world. What is unique to his point of view is a certain distance from his subject, and a profound knowledge of behavior in all spheres of our society. Whether addressing the custom of hand-kissing, personal announcements or the issue of punctuality, whether the theme is the concept of “honor” or “equality,” Asserate’s book is a panopticon of European behavior, and he understands how to get to the bottom of this behavior through the use of amusing examples.

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