Patrick Leigh Fermor : an adventure
2012, First Edition. London : John Murray. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #360045
ISBN: 9780719554490
Physical description: 448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm. Summary: 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 ROODS 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 cloest 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. Subjects: Fermor, Patrick Leigh. Travel writers Great Britain ; Biography Soldiers Great Britain ; Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English.
Price: €35.00