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.

A winning combination of No.1 travel writer Michael Palin and one of the great literary figures of the century.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes * Daily Mail *
His easy-going charm and passion for discovery are captivating * Daily Express *
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of information. His approach still towers above its imitators * Independent *
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with * Observer *
Palin is as engaging a writer as he is a presenter, and one keeps turning the pages with anticipation and pleasure * Sunday Telegraph *



Book Information
ISBN 9780752837062
Author Michael Palin
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Orion mass market paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 24mm