A winning combination of No.1 travel writer Michael Palin and one of the great literary figures of the century.
When Michael Palin was researching for his novel HEMINGWAY'S CHAIR his interest was stimulated by Hemingway's appetite for travel and 'Papa's' evocations of the places he knew. Hemingway remains a compelling figure and Palin's goal was to revisit Hemingway's world.
This book includes the American West ('wide lawns and narrow minds') Idaho Michigan ('fly fishing hunting') Europe in the First World (where Hemingway was wounded serving in the Ambulance Brigade) Cuba (where Hemingway wrote FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS) Paris in the Roaring Twenties and Spain during the Spanish Civil War Sun Valley and Key West - where the Hemingway lookalike competition is an annual event.
Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (Hemingway's Chair and The Truth), three volumes of diaries, Erebus, the Story of a Ship and Great Uncle Harry. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Palin