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The Python Years

Diaries 1969-1979 (Volume One)

Michael Palin

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English
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
09 September 2014
Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner . . .

Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the Pythons then proceeded to tour the USA and Canada. As their popularity grew, so Palin relates how the group went their separate ways, later to re-form for stage shows and the celebrated films The Holy Grail and Life of Brian. Living through the three-day week and the miners strike, and all the trials of a peripatetic life are also essential ingredients of these perceptive and funny diaries.
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Imprint:   Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 132mm,  Width: 200mm,  Spine: 48mm
Weight:   578g
ISBN:   9781780229010
ISBN 10:   1780229011
Pages:   752
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   www.palinstravels.co.uk

Michael Palin established his reputation with Monty Python's Flying Circus and Ripping Yarns. His work also includes several films, including an award-winning performance in A Fish Called Wanda and, more recently, American Friends and Fierce Creatures. His television credits include two films for the BBC's Great Railway Journeys, the plays East of Ipswich and Number 27, and Alan Bleasdale's GBH. The books he wrote to accompany his TV travels have all been bestsellers, as are his published diaries.

Reviews for The Python Years: Diaries 1969-1979 (Volume One)

His warmth and capacity for joy are very appealing - Katie Owen This is an entertaining and at times deeply moving read - MAIL ON SUNDAY Palin's style is so fluid, and his sincerity so palpable, that it is often easy to underestimate just how talented he is as a comedian, a broadcaster and a writer - SUNDAY EXPRESS his showbiz observations are so absorbing . . . Palin is an elegant and engaging writer - GUARDIAN


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