Jan Morris

Sara Wheeler

When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including 'Venice' and the 'Pax Britannica' trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe. Here, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this 20th-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris's work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates 'the meaning of nowhere'; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn't Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching

Author(s): Wheeler, Sara
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 09/04/2026
Pagination: 416 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: Biography: literary|Travel writing
Dimensions: 234 x 153
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571379453