Yuppies, jet set, la movida y otras especies

Synopsis of Yuppies, jet set, la movida y otras especies

«Yuppies, jet set, la movida y otras especies» is Carmen de Posadas's satirical manual, published by Temas de Hoy in paperback (116 pages, in Spanish).

The book satirises social ambition in 1980s Spain: it starts with a test to spot the social climber and reviews tactics for getting ahead, from rubbing shoulders with the jet set to breaking into high society, the Movida or circles of power. The humorous tone and illustrations characterise the work.

Published in 1989 by Temas de Hoy under the El Papagayo imprint; the paperback edition has 116 pages in Spanish.

For readers interested in social satire and humour about ambition in 1980s Spain.