A Chip Shop in Poznan - by Ben Aitken (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Why do the Poles leave Poland? Travel writer Ben Aitken booked a one-way ticket to Poznan to find out. This account of his year is a bittersweet portrait of an unsung country.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Not many Brits move to Poland to work in a fish and chip shop. Fewer still come back wanting to be a Member of the European Parliament. </p> <p>Travel writer Ben Aitken moved to Poland in 2016 to understand why the Poles were leaving. He booked the cheapest flight he could find, to a place he had never heard of - Poznan. This candid, funny and offbeat book is the account of his year in Poland, as an unlikely immigrant. </p> <p>Between peeling potatoes and boning fish, Ben spent time on the road travelling the country. He missed the bus to Auschwitz; stayed with a dozen nuns near Krakow; was offered a job by a Eurosceptic farmer and went to Gdansk to learn how Solidarity rose and communism fell. This is a bittersweet portrait of an unsung country, challenging stereotypes that Poland is a grey, ex-soviet land, and revealing a diverse country, rightfully proud of its colorful identity.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'A clever, critical and witty travel book about Poland.'--Polish Cultural Institute<br><br>'A fascinating book [...] We should know more than we do about Poland, a nation with which we have had centuries of interaction. Ben Aitken's excellent book is probably the best place to start.'--The New European<br><br>'A fascinating insight ... Poland is a zone that has largely been ignored by talented travel writers [and this] is therefore a welcome addition. A captivating and entertaining account.'--The First News (Poland)<br><br>'Adeptly balances personal ruminations on love, attraction, and friendship, with cultural evaluations that subvert British stereotypes of Polish citizens [...] An engaging romp through Polish culture, with a resonant political message of the importance of interacting with other cultures and preserving our ties with Europe.'--The London Magazine<br><br>'One of the funniest books of the year.'--Paul Ross, talkRADIO<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ben Aitken</b> was born under Thatcher, grew to 6ft then stopped, and is an Aquarius. He is the author of <i>Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island</i> (2015), which was featured in the <i>Guardian, </i> <i>The Times</i> and on BBC Radio, and described by the <i>Manchester Review</i> as a 'poignant comment on the state of the nation' and a 'highly accomplished homage'. In 2016 Aitken moved to Poland to work in a fish and chip shop. This book is the fruit of that unlikely migration.
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