The Ascent of Rum Doodle

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ISBN-10:

071266808X

ISBN-13:

9780712668088

Author(s): Bowman, W.E.
Edition: New edition
Released: Oct 01, 2001
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
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Description:

First published in 1956, The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became a mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a peak in the Himalayas, many thought it was inspired by the 1953 conquest of Everest. But Bowman had drawn on the flavor and tone of earlier adventures, of Bill Tilman and his 1937 account of the Nandi Devi expedition. The book’s central and unforgettable character, Binder, is one of the finest creations in comic literature.












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