New Europe by Michael Palin
No. 1 bestseller and superstar doing what he does best, introducing millions of avid readers to little-known peoples and places.
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of informationHis approach still towers above its imitators * Independent *
Palin makes a wonderful travelling companion ... his humour is set at exactly the right pitch * Daily Telegraph *
A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes * Daily Mail *
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
The ultimate armchair travel book * Guardian *
Palin makes a wonderful travelling companion ... his humour is set at exactly the right pitch * Daily Telegraph *
A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes * Daily Mail *
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
The ultimate armchair travel book * Guardian *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753823972 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753823977 |
| Title | New Europe |
| Author | Michael Palin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2008-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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