MICHAEL PALIN

In the autumn of 1988 Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by the fictional Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. He had to make the journey in 80 days - accompanied by a BBC film crew - using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg. Their voyage took them from the o...

Written while filming his TV series retracing the travels of America's literary titan, Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a masterpiece in its own right. And it's just as eye-delighting in book form, thanks to Basil Pao's wanderlust-arousing photography and vibrant design. The witty, literary Palin, a Monty Python alumnus-turned-professional...

Durante doce años el prestigioso fotógrafo Basil Pao ha capturado con su cámara manos de todos los rincones del planeta. Sus fotografías atrapan la atención y muestran el mundo desde otra perspectiva. En este elocuente y revelador libro las manos cuentan historias, desvelan pistas y a menudo pequeños detalles de cómo vivimos y lo que hacemos.