Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

Hemingway's world was close and uncomfortable and itchy and sweaty and frequently exhausting... This stuff was too good to be wasted on school exams. I must be bold and fearless and go out there and do it for myself" (Michael Palin).

One hundred years after the birth of Hemingway Michael Palin sets out to discover the man behind the legend. From the forests and lakes of North Michigan to the First World War battlefields in Italy, from Paris in the roaring Twenties to the Spanish Civil War, Palin journeys on. There is the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the infectious madness of the Fallas festival in Valencia, and Key West, once unspoilt but now with its own flourishing Hemingway industry. And in Cuba, Hemingway's adopted home for over twenty years, bar-hopping, marlin-fishing and daiquiris help unravel some of the myths surrounding Hemingway's life. Full of Palin's unique wit and humour, this is a fascinating insight into the extraordinary mind and life of one of the 20th century's greatest and most colourful legends.

“'A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment'-- DAILY MAIL”

A glorious travel book. There's never a dull moment, either, in the stunning photography or the entertaining travel notes Daily Mail
His easy-going charm and passion for discovery are captivating Daily Express
He observes shrewdly, writes wittily; laughs with, not at, the people he meets, and charmingly slips in a huge amount of information. His approach still towers above its imitators Independent
Palin is the Python we all want to go abroad with Observer
Palin is as engaging a writer as he is a presenter, and one keeps turning the pages with anticipation and pleasure Sunday Telegraph

Michael Palin needs no introduction. Establishing his reputation with Monty Python's Flying Circus and Ripping Yarns, his film and television credits also include A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He has written several books, including Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, and most recently, Sahara.

Hemingway's world was close and uncomfortable and itchy and sweaty and frequently exhausting... This stuff was too good to be wasted on school exams. I must be bold and fearless and go out there and do it for myself" (Michael Palin).One hundred years after the birth of Hemingway Michael Palin sets out to discover the man behind the legend. From the forests and lakes of North Michigan to the First World War battlefields in Italy, from Paris in the roaring Twenties to the Spanish Civil War, Palin journeys on. There is the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the infectious madness of the Fallas festival in Valencia, and Key West, once unspoilt but now with its own flourishing Hemingway industry. And in Cuba, Hemingway's adopted home for over twenty years, bar-hopping, marlin-fishing and daiquiris help unravel some of the myths surrounding Hemingway's life. Full of Palin's unique wit and humour, this is a fascinating insight into the extraordinary mind and life of one of the 20th century's greatest and most colourful legends.

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