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  by fmellish

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Type: documentary

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Status: to read

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Author: Michael Palin

2007-12-31

  by linda

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: Michael Palin

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Description: Michael Palin's first novel is about Martin Sproale, a mild-mannered assistant postmasterMichael Palin's first novel is about Martin Sproale, a mild-mannered assistant postmaster with an obsession with Ernest Hemingway. When Martin is passed over for the postmaster position with the appointment of the slick and wiley, Nick Marshall, and when he loses his girlfriend Elaine, to the same, he begins to explore the possibility of dealing with things in a completely different fashion than what would be expected of him. With the help of an American academic, Martin taps into his heretofore unknown "wild side" and the meek and mild protagonist becomes something very different....

2006-03-26

  by johnmunsch

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Type: documentary

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Michael Palin

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Tags: travel autobiography non-fiction

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Description: Michael Palin's diary of his trip around the world to try and recreate the fictional voyageMichael Palin's diary of his trip around the world to try and recreate the fictional voyage was entertaining and very illuminating.

I listened to the unabridged audio version of this read by the author and it definitely felt like a companion piece to the series. Even though the series came out a long time ago, I definitely want to get it and watch it....

2005-09-12