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Going Postal is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 33rd book in his Discworld series, released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2004. Unlike most of Pratchett's Discworld novels, Going Postal is divided into chapters, a feature previously seen only in Pratchett's children's books and the Science of Discworld ...
- Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs
- 25 September 2004
- 2004
- Fantasy
Il nome viene dallo slang americano "Going postal", simile a going mental (diventare pazzi), per indicare quando una persona diviene improvvisamente furiosa; il titolo è un gioco di parole tra questa espressione e i problemi pazzeschi dell'ufficio postale della città di Ankh-Morpork.
- Going Postal
- Terry Pratchett
The reluctant postmaster finds himself in charge of thousands of undelivered letters, commanding a charmingly deranged staff of misfits, and at odds with corrupt businessman Reacher Gilt (David Suchet, Agatha Christie's Poirot), who will stop at nothing to crush his competition.
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- TV-14
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14 dic 2021 · Until there is concentrated analysis and reform at the institutional level, "go postal" may be a phenomenon that persists years into the future. The term "going postal" means to lose control in a violent way. Here is the surprising origin of the phrase "going postal."
What is the origin of the phrase ‘going postal’, meaning ‘going berserk’? What's the use and meaning of the term 'going postal' to mean becoming uncontrollably angry, often in a violent way? Published: September 16, 2009 at 10:35 AM. The phrase is American English slang although it is now being used increasingly on this side of the Atlantic.
A tale of love and revenge... and stamps. Overview. Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman.
1 gen 2004 · Terry Pratchett. 4.40. 124,682 ratings4,547 reviews. Moist von Lipwig was a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet. It was a tough decision.
