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"By following their soccer team's quest to qualify for the World Cup, Charlie Connelly attempts to gain a handle on Liechenstein, Europe's smallest country. He learns that although the country was mainly a creation of one man (a Swiss Prince whose name the country took) the people are very proud of their tiny nation. He meets a man married to an eagle, the current prince of the nation and the winemaker who also plays for the national soccer team.
Despite not knowing anything about the country when he first started, the warmth of the people and the bravery of the soccer team in matches against nations a hundred times as big leaves Connelly feeling like an honourary Liechensteiner by the end."
Alex Wolstenholme, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 20th century
History of a people?
Yes
Nationality?
- EUROPE
Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Catholics!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Setting
Europe
Yes
Style
How fast-paced is the book?
- 3 ()
Book makes you feel...
- encouraged
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses mostly on the people/nation level
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- puns
- satire
Length of book
- 300-350 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 7 ()
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