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Hemingway S Chair
Michael Palin
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Description for Hemingway S Chair
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Martin Sproale is a mild, conventional assistant postmaster living in a small English coastal town, the only exceptional thing about him being his obsession with Ernest Hemingway. This is confined harmlessly enough to an encyclopaedic knowledge of everything about the man and to living in a room surrounded by Hemingway memorabilia. But when an ambitious young outsider, Nick Marshall, is appointed postmaster over Martin and starts to transform the friendly local post office for privatization and the high-tech challenges of the 21st century, Martin is faced with a choice--to go along with the drastic changes, or to be like his ... Read more
Martin Sproale is a mild, conventional assistant postmaster living in a small English coastal town, the only exceptional thing about him being his obsession with Ernest Hemingway. This is confined harmlessly enough to an encyclopaedic knowledge of everything about the man and to living in a room surrounded by Hemingway memorabilia. But when an ambitious young outsider, Nick Marshall, is appointed postmaster over Martin and starts to transform the friendly local post office for privatization and the high-tech challenges of the 21st century, Martin is faced with a choice--to go along with the drastic changes, or to be like his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413777430
SKU
V9780413777430
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About Michael Palin
Michael Palin is a comedian, actor, writer, and TV host best known for being one of the members of Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. His books include "Himalaya," "Sahara," "Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventures" and his most recent novel "The Truth".
Reviews for Hemingway S Chair
"An intricate plot with some grand, Pythonesque moments." The Independent
"A beautifully constructed thoughtful novel." Scotland on Sunday
"Hemingway's Chair is padded with the charm and humanity that typifies Palin's work." Independent on Sunday
"Comic dialogue that leaps off the page." Literary Review
"A beguiling comedy." The Times