Latest Post: Michael Palin – Travel books
March 2nd, 2010 | In Books | No Comments
Another review of books from yours truly!
This time I decided to take a look at a series of books by Michael Palin.
Michael Palin established his reputation with Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Ripping Yarns. His work also includes several films with Monty Python, as well as The Missionary, A Private Function, and an award-winning performance as the hapless Ken in A Fish Called Wanda and, more recently, American Friends and Fierce Creatures. His television credits include two films for the BBC’s Great Railway Journeys, the plays East of Ipswichand Number 27, and Alan Bleasdale’s GBH.
He has written books to accompany his seven very successful travel series, Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Hemingway Adventure, Sahara, Himalaya and New Europe. Most have been No 1 bestsellers ad Himalaya was No 1 for eleven weeks. In 2006 the first volume of his diaries 1969-1979, The Python Years also spent several weeks on the bestseller lists. He is the author of a number of children’s stories, the play The Weekend and the novel Hemingway’s Chair. (Palin’s Travels)
Around the world in 80 days
Pole to Pole
Full Circle
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