Jan Morris A Life

DESCRIPTION : \’Wonderful.\’ Paul Theroux\’Brilliant.\’ Simon Jenkins\’Superb.\’ Colin Thubron\’Breathtakingly good.\’ Michael Palin A captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.She was the twentieth century. Who wouldn\’t want to write her biography? When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including Venice and the Pax Britannica trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe. Here, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris\’s work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates \’the meaning of nowhere\’; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn\’t Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching home. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780571379453 BY (AUTHOR) Wheeler, Sara PUBLISHER : Faber & Faber PUBLICATION DATE : April 09, 2026 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Faber & Faber LANGUAGE : English AGE : Relating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities PRODUCT FORM : Hardback DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure

DESCRIPTION :

‘Wonderful.’ Paul Theroux
‘Brilliant.’ Simon Jenkins
‘Superb.’ Colin Thubron
‘Breathtakingly good.’ Michael Palin

A captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.

She was the twentieth century. Who wouldn’t want to write her biography?

When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including Venice and the Pax Britannica trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe.

Here, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris’s work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates ‘the meaning of nowhere’; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn’t Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching home.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure