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Condition
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ISBN
9780812968927
Book Title
Too Close to the Sun : the Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2009
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Sara Wheeler
Genre
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Special Interest / Adventure, Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Historical, Africa / East
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812968921
ISBN-13
9780812968927
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70944420

Product Key Features

Book Title
Too Close to the Sun : the Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Special Interest / Adventure, Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, Historical, Africa / East
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Sara Wheeler
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"What is it about these untamable men that makes them so alluring? . . . In Finch Hatton, [Sara] Wheeler has found the archetypal wanderer forced to straddle multiple worlds. He embodies the contradictions of the early modern age and, in some ways still, of ours." New York Times Book Review "A fascinating portrait of . . . a singularly romantic life." Vogue "Highly recommended . . . Wheeler's striking descriptions of East Africa, including Kenya and the Rift Valley, create a rich sense of place and time." Library Journal "Wheeler's fascinating, witty bio reveals her wonderful eye for telling details." Entertainment Weekly From the Trade Paperback edition., "What is it about these untamable men that makes them so alluring? . . . In Finch Hatton, [Sara] Wheeler has found the archetypal wanderer forced to straddle multiple worlds. He embodies the contradictions of the early modern age and, in some ways still, of ours."- New York Times Book Review "A fascinating portrait of . . . a singularly romantic life."- Vogue "Highly recommended . . . Wheeler's striking descriptions of East Africa, including Kenya and the Rift Valley, create a rich sense of place and time."- Library Journal "Wheeler's fascinating, witty bio reveals her wonderful eye for telling details."- Entertainment Weekly, "What is it about these untamable men that makes them so alluring? . . . In Finch Hatton, [Sara] Wheeler has found the archetypal wanderer forced to straddle multiple worlds. He embodies the contradictions of the early modern age and, in some ways still, of ours."-New York Times Book Review "A fascinating portrait of . . . a singularly romantic life."-Vogue "Highly recommended . . . Wheeler's striking descriptions of East Africa, including Kenya and the Rift Valley, create a rich sense of place and time."-Library Journal "Wheeler's fascinating, witty bio reveals her wonderful eye for telling details."-Entertainment Weekly
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Dewey Decimal
9676030092 B
Synopsis
A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Denys Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable Out of Africa. Now esteemed British biographer Sara Wheeler tells the truth about this extraordinarily charismatic adventurer. Born to an old aristocratic family that had gambled away most of its fortune, Finch Hatton grew up in a world of effortless elegance and boundless power. In 1910, searching for something new, he arrived in British East Africa and fell in lovewith a continent, with a landscape, with a way of life that was about to change forever. In Nairobi, Finch Hatton met Karen Blixen and embarked on one of the great love affairs of the twentieth century. Intellectual equals, Finch Hatton and Blixen were genuine pioneers in a land that was quickly being transformed by violence, greed, and bigotry. Ever restless, Finch Hatton wandered into a career as a big-game hunter and became an expert bush pilot. Mesmerized all his life by the allure of freedom and danger, Finch Hatton was, writes Wheeler, "the open road made flesh.", A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Denys Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable Out of Africa. Now esteemed British biographer Sara Wheeler tells the truth about this extraordinarily charismatic adventurer. Born to an old aristocratic family that had gambled away most of its fortune, Finch Hatton grew up in a world of effortless elegance and boundless power. In 1910, searching for something new, he arrived in British East Africa and fell in love-with a continent, with a landscape, with a way of life that was about to change forever. In Nairobi, Finch Hatton met Karen Blixen and embarked on one of the great love affairs of the twentieth century. Intellectual equals, Finch Hatton and Blixen were genuine pioneers in a land that was quickly being transformed by violence, greed, and bigotry. Ever restless, Finch Hatton wandered into a career as a big-game hunter and became an expert bush pilot. Mesmerized all his life by the allure of freedom and danger, Finch Hatton was, writes Wheeler, "the open road made flesh."
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    A superb account of a compelling individual, others in his rarified orbit and the unique times in which they lived and loved. A page-turning adventure, indeed.

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    Dec 06, 2009

    Biography of the English big-game hunter and bush pilot

    Biography of the English big-game hunter and bush pilot who, after his accidental death in 1931, was immortalized by his lover Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen) in her book "Out of Africa" and also by Beryl Markham in her memoir 'West with the Night"

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