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No Picnic on Mount Kenya

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EAN:9780857053770

Připravovaná novinka. Expedujeme do dvou pracovních dnů po vydání.

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Anotace
A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war.When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea - an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea.There are not many people who would break out of a P.O.W. camp, trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meagre rations, and with a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef among their more accurate guides. There are probably fewer still who would break back in to the camp on their return.But this is the remarkable story of three such men. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is a powerful testament to the human spirit of revolt and adventure in even the darkest of places.The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade - Saturday ReviewA most extraordinary prisoner-of-war and escape story - New YorkerA mad venture and a gallant tribute to man s deep yearning for freedom - Kirkus ReviewsThe book crackles with the same dry humour as its title. It contains the prison-yard bartering and candlelight stitching that mark a classic jailbreak yarn, the encounters with wild beasts in Mount Kenya s forest belt are as gripping, and the descriptions of sparkling glaciers as awe-inspiring, as any passage in the great exploration diaries of the early 20th century - The Economist
Informace o sortimentu
Druh sortimentu Kniha
Autor Felice Benuzzi
Značka Quercus Publishing Plc
Rok vydání 2016
Pořadí vydání 1. vydání
Vazba Brožovaná bez přebalu matná
Počet stran 320
ISBN 0857053779
EAN 9780857053770
Interní kód 0258895
Produktový manažer Jana Knopová (jana.knopova@knihcentrum.cz)
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