Sahara - Softcover

Michael Palin

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ISBN 10: 1841882267 ISBN 13: 9781841882260

Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 2004

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Michael Palin's superb No. 1 bestseller about his incredible voyage across the Sahara.Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean, but this was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert. As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes and a long history of commerce and conquest stretching from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republics of today. On his way, he encounters dangers such as camel stew, being run over by the Paris-Dakar rally and Dakar nightlife, as well as returning to the original spot where THE LIFE OF BRIAN was filmed.

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About the Author:

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, 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 IPSWICH and NUMBER 27, and Alan Bleasdale's GBH. He has written books to accompany his six very successful travel series, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, POLE TO POLE, FULL CIRCLE, HEMINGWAY ADVENTURE, SAHARA and HIMALAYA. He is also the author of a number of children's stories, the play THE WEEKEND and the novel HEMINGWAY'S CHAIR.Visit the website for more information www.palinstravels.co.uk

From AudioFile:

The audio version of Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin's TV documentary chronicles his travels through North Africa. With considerable charm, humor, descriptive power, and informative sidebars, Palin provides a lively picture of the people and places he encounters. As narrator, Palin suffers from a little stiffness, as if reading stationary from a script is uncomfortable and restricting. Otherwise, he sounds the way one would expect from his many video and cinematic performances. Y.R. � AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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