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Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure

English · Hardback

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Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water ; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece and the best company in the world. Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with Paddy and his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts - no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.

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'Artemis Cooper's funny, wise, learned but totally candid biography reveals Leigh Fermor to be an adventurer through and through . . . page-turning' Barnaby Rogerson, Independent 20130728

Product details

Authors Artemis Cooper
Publisher John Murray
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.10.2012
 
EAN 9780719554490
ISBN 978-0-7195-5449-0
No. of pages 464
Dimensions 158 mm x 240 mm x 39 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies

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