A Chip Shop in Poznan: My Unlikely Year in Poland

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E,g he translates a replacement word for a profanity as Chicken, a bit like translating the English replacement fudge into Polish as a chocolate candy. It wasn't love that took him but curiosity: he wanted to know what the Poles in the UK had left behind. His recounts of existentialism and general "what is my purpose in life" puncture the novel in an unexpectedly touching way.

Since the idea of the book is nice and the things that happen interesting I would recommend reading this book, however one chapter at a time, and some other things in between.This book would've been much better if it was more argumentative instead of descriptive but I can understand that the author wasn't trying to make a huge political statement but rather just describe what happened and lead you to believe what you want- a key theme near the end (I liked the discussion of the glamourisation of news and its harmful effects).

Not because I’m a stewy kind of guy, but rather because I’ve never really attempted to make any signature Polish dishes myself.

The book is presented in diary format, though the text has clearly been polished so that it reads well, and it's easy to gauge your progress through his year just by looking at each date stamp.