There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009 by Michael Palin Paperback Book

Description: There and Back by Michael Palin The much-anticipated fourth volume of the beloved Michael Palins celebrated diaries FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MICHAEL PALINS BESTSELLING DIARIESA new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children leaving home, the dawn of the twenty-first century sees Michael at his most reflective yet. ?Over the next ten years, we watch through Michaels eyes as the world reels from?the successive shocks of September 11, the 7/7 bombings and the global financial crash. With the warmth and gentle empathy that have endeared him to millions of fans over the decades, Michael documents the day-to-day detail of living in a world buffeted by such powerful winds of change.?Amidst this turbulence, one thing remains constant: Michaels irrepressible curiosity and thirst for adventure. These diaries follow his life as he comes and goes through the filming of four blockbuster travel documentaries - Hemingway Adventure, Sahara, Himalaya and New Europe - and reaches the peak of his fame as a beloved TV traveller. And five years on from the last of his children flying the nest, Michael embarks on his greatest adventure yet: becoming a besotted grandfather.?There and Back is a new window into the world of Michael Palin, one that reveals more than ever the strength and succour he draws from those constant supporting structures in his life: his family, his friendships and, of course, the Pythons. ? Author Biography 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 (Hemingways 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. Review True, this evolving series is the ultimate comfort read, but its also much more than that: a social history of Britain spanning four decades, told with unflagging empathy and wit -- Jonathan Coe * Observer *Michael Palin knows what makes a good diary . . . its his attention to the mundane, above all, that makes his diaries so enjoyable to read * Daily Telegraph *The dynamic [between the Pythons] remains eternally fascinating: theres a permanent tension and endless bickering, but also a huge, unshakeable love . . . [Palin is] less of a national treasure and more of a sacred monument * Waitrose Magazine *A friends foolishness, his own fears, the minutiae of preparing for an overseas expedition, Palin writes it all down, so we know what happened and so he does as well . . . Perhaps thats why diaries are such an engaging literary form. Like our own lives they veer between the everyday and the profound * Radio Times *In the fourth volume of diaries from the Monty Python alumnus, we get to hang out with this thoughtful, amusing, affectionate, intellectually curious man over a decade . . . This is full of friends (numerous, often famous), funerals and fun * Saga Magazine * Details ISBN1474612768 Author Michael Palin Publisher Orion Publishing Co ISBN-10 1474612768 ISBN-13 9781474612760 Format Paperback Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-09-34 Subtitle Diaries 1999-2009 UK Release Date 2024-09-24 NZ Release Date 2024-09-24 AU Release Date 2024-09-24 Pages 592 DEWEY 791.45028092 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161560703;

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