Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure - Michael Palin
KORTE INHOUD
Written while filming his TV series retracing the travels of America's literary titan, Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a masterpiece in its own right. And it's just as eye-delighting in book form, thanks to Basil Pao's wanderlust-arousing photography and vibrant design. The witty, literary Palin, a Monty Python alumnus-turned-professional adventurer, takes us on the journey of a lifetime--Papa's and his own. "Hemingway's world was close and uncomfortable and itchy and sweaty and frequently exhausting," writes Palin. "It was, I felt, the real thing.\tTo experience it would require the ability to absorb a little punishment, it would demand an open mind and a degree of recklessness. But it could and should be done."
Palin visits the restless Hemingway's many residencies, drinks (less excessively) in the same charming Parisian bars, tries boxing and Cuban marlin fishing, but he's really trying to discover what made Hemingway tick--what inspired him to write. In Spain, Palin examines Hemingway's passion for ...
Palin visits the restless Hemingway's many residencies, drinks (less excessively) in the same charming Parisian bars, tries boxing and Cuban marlin fishing, but he's really trying to discover what made Hemingway tick--what inspired him to write. In Spain, Palin examines Hemingway's passion for ...
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1999Uitgever: Weidenfeld & Nicolson256 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1841881066ISBN-13: 9781841881065Koop dit boek tweedehands
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1999, paperback, reading wear (small tear on 1 page), good copy [Auteur: Palin, Michael] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Weidenfeld & Nicolson] [Jaar: 1999] [Titel: Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure]
