Michael Palin in Venezuela

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, novels ( Hemingway''s Chair and The Truth ) and several volumes of diaries. 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.>

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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, novels (Hemingway’s Chair and The Truth) and several volumes of diaries. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Palin
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9781529154726
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-5472-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 225 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Nigeria, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, HISTORY / Africa / West, TRAVEL / Africa / West, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, African History, Global South / Developing countries, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General