Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv

The Last Englishmen

- Love, War and the End of Empire
Af: Deborah Baker Engelsk Paperback

The Last Englishmen

- Love, War and the End of Empire
Af: Deborah Baker Engelsk Paperback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature 2019

An engrossing story of passion and exploration that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order.


John Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalayas. Michael Spender was the first to draw a detailed map of the North Face of Mount Everest. While their younger brothers – W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender – achieved literary fame, they vied for a place on an expedition that would finally conquer Everest. To this rivalry was added another: their shared love for a painter named Nancy Sharp. Her choice would determine each man’s wartime loyalties.

From Calcutta to pre-war London to Everest itself, The Last Englishmen tracks a generation obsessed with a romantic ideal. With a cast including writers, artists, political rogues and spies, this is narrative history at its most engaging and illuminating.

''Wholly original... It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that there is something Tolstoyan to Baker''s vast project... Remarkable'' Neel Mukherjee

‘An exuberant, scene-changing, shapeshifting group biography’ Spectator

Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 155
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature 2019

An engrossing story of passion and exploration that traces the end of empire and the stirring of a new world order.


John Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalayas. Michael Spender was the first to draw a detailed map of the North Face of Mount Everest. While their younger brothers – W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender – achieved literary fame, they vied for a place on an expedition that would finally conquer Everest. To this rivalry was added another: their shared love for a painter named Nancy Sharp. Her choice would determine each man’s wartime loyalties.

From Calcutta to pre-war London to Everest itself, The Last Englishmen tracks a generation obsessed with a romantic ideal. With a cast including writers, artists, political rogues and spies, this is narrative history at its most engaging and illuminating.

''Wholly original... It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that there is something Tolstoyan to Baker''s vast project... Remarkable'' Neel Mukherjee

‘An exuberant, scene-changing, shapeshifting group biography’ Spectator

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 384
ISBN-13: 9780099593157
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0099593157
Kategori: The Himalayas
Udg. Dato: 4 jul 2019
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 4 jul 2019
Forfatter(e): Deborah Baker
Forfatter(e) Deborah Baker


Kategori The Himalayas


ISBN-13 9780099593157


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 384


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 130mm


Udg. Dato 4 jul 2019


Oplagsdato 4 jul 2019


Forlag Vintage Publishing

Vi anbefaler også