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Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner . . .
Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the Pythons then proceeded to tour the USA and Canada. As their popularity grew, so Palin relates how the group went their separate ways, later to re-form for stage shows and the celebrated films THE HOLY GRAIL and LIFE OF BRIAN. Living through the three-day week and the miners strike, and all the trials of a peripatetic life are also essential ingredients of these perceptive and funny diaries.
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Michael Edward Palin, geb. 1943 in Yorkshire, ist ein weltbekannter Schauspieler, Bestsellerautor und Comedian. Er war Mitbegründer von Monty Pythons Flying Circus. Schon als Kind liebte er die Schauspielerei und trat, bevorzugt in komischen Rollen, auf. Seine zweite große Leidenschaft ist das Reisen. 1980 entdeckte ihn die BBC als Reisereporter; seitdem sind viele erfolgreiche Reisebücher von ihm erschienen. 2009 bekam er den Galaxy British Book Award.
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His showbiz observations are so absorbing . . . Palin is an elegant and engaging writer GUARDIAN
