Opere di Monte Reel
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Breve biografia
- Monte Reel lives in Buenos Aires with his wife and daughter. He was the South America correspondent for The Washington Post from 2004-2008 and previously wrote for the paper in Washington and Iraq.
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Tour of Africa (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 5
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 405
- Popolarità
- #60,014
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 15
- ISBN
- 16
Reel paints a portrait of a man who was, in his way, almost a complete cypher, yet was the inspiration for many in science, literature and even film. He was a colleague of Richard Burton, Algernon Swinburne, Richard Owen, Conan Doyle and many other Victorian luminaries. Jack London, R.M. Ballantyne and other writers owed a debt to him, and even the movie King Kong was partially inspired by him. And yet his origin, his early life, his scientific expeditions and even his death remain shrouded in mystery and controversy. A really engaging read.… (altro)