Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch HattonRandom House Publishing Group, 14 juli 2009 - 336 sidor 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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OUT OF TRIM | 3 |
TAKE YOUR HAT OFF HATTON | 25 |
INTO AFRICA | 51 |
HUNS IN THE JUNGLE | 78 |
BABYLON MESPOTIRAQ | 107 |
MY WIFES LOVER | 128 |
DANIEL | 152 |
STUNTING | 183 |
ARIEL | 215 |
TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN | 241 |
List of Illustrations | 253 |
Notes | 255 |
Selected Bibliography | 273 |
Acknowledgments | 277 |
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Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton Sara Wheeler Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2007 |
Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton Sara Wheeler Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2009 |
Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton Sara Wheeler Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2009 |
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