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No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #172592 in Books
- Published on: 2005-03-01
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 248 pages
Editorial Reviews
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“A tale worth reading . . . Mr. Benuzzi’s paradoxical mixture of pride and self-mocking humility is attractive; his courage is amazing; his story dramatic.” --The New York Times
“The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade.” --Saturday Review
“A wonderful story of crazy courage that warms the heart!” --Library Journal
“For some this may be the book of its kind . . . For this was an adventure more poetic than practical, and this was its special quality . . . If Signor Benuzzi never climbs another mountain, this one was something to remember, and is his good and vivid book.” --New York Herald Tribune Book Review
"A tale worth reading. . . Mr. Benuzzi's paradoxical mixture of pride and self-mocking humility is attractive; his courage is amazing,; his story dramatic."--The New York Times
"The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade."--Saturday Review
"A wonderful story of crazy courage that warms the heart!"--Library Journal
"For some this may be the book of its kind. . . For this was an adventure more poetic that practical, and this was its special quality. . . If signor Benuzzi never climbs another mountain, this one was something to remember, and so it is his good and vivid book."--New York Herald Tribune Book Review
"It was a mad venture but a gallant tribute to man's deep yearning for freedom. . . Appealing."--Kirkus Review
"Several qualities lift this book to the top class of adventure stories. There is the sense of style about the whole enterprise; to yield its maximum satisfaction, the escapade had to observe a strict code. . . More important, there is the spirit in which the whole adventure was undertaken."--Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Felice Benuzzi was born in Vienna to a family of mountaineers. He was an accomplished swimmer who represented Italy in several international meets from 1933 to 1935. He was also a graduate of law school. In 1938 he entered the Colonial Service and began serving abroad, where he was captured and imprisoned in a POW camp at the foot of Mount Kenya. Benuzzi managed to escape from the camp and immediately began writing. He then rejoined the service while continuing to write and, while traveling all over the world, became more accomplished in both professions. Felice Benuzzi passed away in 1988.
Customer Reviews
A BIZARRE ADVENTURE
An extremely well-written book, especially considering the author was not writing in his native language. A crazy idea about climbing a mountain by 3 novices; crazier still under the circumstances of escaping from a POW camp with the intention of returning. I bought the book after having read the story in National Geographic "Adventure" of 2 experienced & well-outfitted mountaineers who re-traced their steps. The original is better!
A different time, a different world
An entertaining story. It's hard to imagine escaping from an interment camp simply to climb a mountain, planning to return to camp afterwards! And it is even harder to imagine planning such a climb with the sparse resources available.
