Byron Rogers’ latest collection of travel pieces follows the winning formula of his first book for Aurum, ‘An Audience with an Elephant’: in search of – and finding – a remarkable array of quirky, whimsical and singular individuals. But as well as such characters as the pensioner on a Saga holiday who decided to swim across the Amazon, this book sees for the first time Rogers meeting a number of undeniably famous people: Hollywood stars, legends of children’s radio serials he had idolised in childhood – even rock stars like Mick Jagger. But, as one might expect, Rogers’ encounters with a celebrity have their own unexpected outcomes. Burt Lancaster rants to him about trans sexuality. Rita Hayworth is most worried about her neighbour’s TV aerial. A retired star of the silent screen turns out to live in Henley-on-Thames. Rogers’ last book for Aurum, ‘The Bank Manager and the Holy Grail’ (1 85410 949 9) received excellent coverage and was reprinted twice; and his biography of J.L. Carr, ‘The Last Englishman’ reprinted four times and was hailed by Simon Jenkins as ‘a miniature masterpiece’.
Byron Rogers
The Last Human Cannonball:
And Other Small Journeys in Search of Great Men
The Last Human Cannonball:
And Other Small Journeys in Search of Great Men
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Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman 272 ● ISBN 9781845138493 ● Ukuran file 0.7 MB ● Penerbit Aurum ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2013 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 2661575 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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