The Truth

ISBN-13: 9780753828120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str.

Michael Palin

Opis

Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. After early success as a writer, he has become a pen for hire, finding work when and where he can. Then he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime, to write the biography of the elusive Hamish Melville, a highly influential activist and humanitarian.

Recenzje

It's an ingeniously plotted book, beautifully written and hugely enjoyable. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 20130629

O autorze

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 and Erebus, the Story of a Ship. 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.