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Michael Palin: New Europe
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
Michael Palin reads his own account of a journey into a new Europe. Michael Palin's New Europe starts with a simple idea: that only a couple of hours from home are a half of Europe that is for him as unknown and unexplored as the plateau of Tibet or the vastness of the Sahara. Cut off for most of his life by Cold Wars and Iron Curtains, Europe's eastern lands are now open for business - and Michael sets off to discover them. Visiting 20 countries, more than in his Himalaya and Sahara journeys combined, he encounters painful memories and exuberant celebrations.
Throwing himself into local life with his usual reckless curiosity, he samples pig fat with a brandy chaser, meets Romanian lumberjacks, drives the 8.58 stopping train from Poznan to Wolsztyn, learns about mine-clearing in Bosnia, treads the catwalk at a Budapest fashion show and watches Turkish gents wrestling in olive oil. It's New Europe, but vintage Palin.
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- adrian d peaty
- 14-05-21
Enjoyable
Mr Palin has a voice you could easily listen to 24/7, 365 days a year
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- Sarah Golbourn
- 24-05-22
Great
This was extremely interesting and entertaining. As always Micheal has written another fabulous journey book
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- Dr. N. WOODRUFF
- 08-06-23
Excellent as always
A journey that must not be missed, start it and you will not be able to put it down
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- Boggy of Bucks
- 08-02-20
A melancholic memoir of Europe
Michael Palin is a lovely bloke. You can’t imagine him ever running a country as a dictator and I think it is that extreme difference that makes his journey through and history of Eastern Europe so poignant. The hard men and the powerful nutters that destroyed populations and nations are in stark contrast to Palin’s gentle and humorous personality, that I want to cry.
This is a very well observed and interesting tour and a real argument for the joining together of friendly people of not always entirely compatible nations. The EU project in a nutshell.
Listening to this book a few days after the UK leaves the EU gives me a real sense of loss and shame. The rise of nationalism that Palin worries about in 2007 is more prevalent now. Russia has annexed part of Ukraine, Turkey has turned away from its EU opportunity and the UK has allowed the shouty types to spoil a fine relationship with our neighbours. Shame on us, I say.
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- Charley Farley
- 22-10-20
Excellent!
Palin is always an excellent read and now with him reading an excellent listen too!
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- Louisa jortveit
- 18-02-24
Love the way he includes a bit of history …….and his interesting in people seems genuine
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- Declan Waters
- 16-02-21
An interesting view of Eastern Europe ...
Palin tells the story of his series across the old Iron Curtain and into the new European states left behind by the USSR. As I grew up (partially) with the Iron Curtain in place, it was a very interesting view at what has changed, and at countries I may not have considered visiting because of out-of-date perceptions.
The book itself is now of course out of date, with many of the countries visited having now joined the EU and the Euro, but it was interesting none-the-less and told in Palin's trademark humour and humility.
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- Gareth Richards
- 23-06-22
New Europe
loved it. Michael was excellent as usual. Great script and excellently narrated. Another good audiobook.
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- Swiss Rose
- 18-04-20
Outdated but interested for that reason
It’s interesting to read history written before it was history . So many things happened in between when this book was written and now. Do read it if history is your favourite subject.
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- Paul Martin
- 26-07-21
Another great audiobook
I'd already bought this particular audiobook,but reading the various negative reviews left by other buyers i felt apprehensive about listening to it,but I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed it,the last chapters where Michael visited aushwitz were poignant and although short brought back memories for me as a young lad,I had the chance to visit the remains of Bergen Belsen concentration camp,and could understand the description that Micheal gave towards his particular visit.
All in all,another fantastic audiobook 👍
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