SAHARA
Book ID/图书代码： 07985004B07540
English Summary/英文概要： Michael Palin’s epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean, but this was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert.
As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes and a long history of commerce and conquest stretching from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the oil-rich Islamic republics of today.
On his way, he encounters dangers such as camel stew, being run over by the Paris-Dakar rally and Dakar nightlife, as well as returning to the original spot where THE LIFE OF BRIAN was filmed.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 英国着名演员兼旅游家帕林又再起行，展开了美丽的撒哈拉之旅，感受当地丰富独特的风土人情。
帕林又再起行，展开他的长途旅程，这回他深入撒哈拉禁地。 读者看到的不是撒哈拉的荒凉，而是丰富独特的风土人情及源远流长的历史。
帕林于摩洛哥出发，他必须横越天然通道 — 壮丽的阿特拉斯山脉，才可踏足撒哈拉。绕山而行，干旱的撒哈拉渐渐映入眼帘，只见黄沙万里，沙石纷飞。风沙刺面，吹得人睁不开眼睛。
离开西撒哈拉的纷争地区，帕林乘坐两公里长的铁矿火车穿越毛里塔西亚，前往塞内加尔及国内古老的法国殖民时期的城镇。然后他拜访戈雷岛，从前数以百万计的奴隶在这里被人肉贩子贩卖，送往欧美等地。(RY)
Awards/获奖情况：’One of the most fascinating aspects of his account is the range of cultures that have left their mark on the area, from Roman amphitheatres to enormous natural gas pipelines, and from mud-brick mosques to French railway stations. Palin’s brisk, wry narrative also includes stunning photographs by Basil Pao.’---THE SUNDAY TIMES (5/10/03)
’Entertaining account of Michael Palin’s journey across the Sahara that ties in with the TV series’.---WOMAN & HOME (October 2003)
’... an epic voyage that uncovers a surprisingly large and diverse range of cultures and memerising landscapes... Sahara is a witty insight into this fascinating region. The sardonic humour of his Monty Python days stays with him throughout the trip and helps to provide a refreshingly alternative view of this alluring part of the world. If you’ve enjoyed Palin’s other books you’ll love this. And if you haven’t, make Sahara your first introduction to his writing.’---GLOBAL ADVENTURE (October 2003)
About the Author/作者介绍： Michael Palin established his reputation with MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS and RIPPING YARNS. His work also includes several films with Monty Python, as well as THE MISSIONARY, A PRIVATE FUNCTION, an award-winning performance as the hapless Ken in A FISH CALLED WANDA and, more recently, AMERICAN FRIENDS and FIERCE CREATURES. His television credits include two films for the BBC’s GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS, the plays EAST OF IPSWICH and NUMBER 27, and Alan Bleasdale’s GBH.
He has written books to accompany his six very successful travel series, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, POLE TO POLE, FULL CIRCLE, HEMINGWAY ADVENTURE, SAHARA and HIMALAYA. He is also the author of a number of children’s stories, the play THE WEEKEND and the novel HEMINGWAY’S CHAIR.
麥可．帕林是英國作家、演員、主持人、以及旅遊探險家。以英國著名喜劇表演團體蒙地蟒蛇（Monty Python）的兩部劇作《飛行馬戲團》（Flying Circus）和《非凡奇事》（Ripping Yarns）打響名號，影劇作品包括和蒙提．皮松合作的《教會》（The Missionary）、《私人作用》（A Private Function）和以飾演倒楣的肯（Ken）而獲得英國金像獎的《笨賊一籮筐》（A Fish Called Wanda），較近的作品則為《美國朋友》（American Friends）和《偷雞摸狗》（Fierce Creatures）。另有舞台劇作《伊普威治東區》（East of Ipswich）和《二十七號》（Number 27），以及艾倫．布雷戴爾（Alan Bleasdale’s）的（GBH）。
在電視方面則是為英國國家廣播電台（BBC）製作並主持的知名旅遊紀錄片：《火車大旅行》（Great Railway Journeys）、《環遊世界八十天》（Around the World in 80 Days）(完全不坐飛機)、《從北極到南極》（Pole to Pole）、《遨遊四海》（Full Circle）、《海明威冒險之旅》（Hemingway Adventure）、《撒哈拉》(Sahara，繁體版權已售)、《橫渡喜馬拉雅國度》(Himalaya，此書曾蟬聯暢銷排行榜寶座11週)以及最新作品《新歐洲》(New Europe)；伴隨著這些非常成功的旅遊紀錄片，他也發表一系列旅遊叢書，這些書籍內容都可於他的網站免費閱讀。他也是數本兒童故事的作者，另有劇作《週末》（The Weekend）和小說《海明威的椅子》（Hemingway’s Chair）。作者網站: http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/
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