Diaries 1969-1979

The Python Years

Hardcover, 672 pages

English language

Published Sept. 4, 2007 by Thomas Dunne Books.

ISBN:
978-0-312-36935-4
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OCLC Number:
155125721

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Wow, this took me ages to read. It is long and covers quite a lot of territory but is wonderful. Being a diary and not a memoir, it doesn't always cover the things you would like (there is an awful lot in here about visits to the dentist and troubled teeth) but the breadth is really nice and he has such an considered and insightful way of viewing the world.

The entries cover the beginnings of the series, Holy Grail, appearances on Saturday Night Live, Life of Brian and the very beginnings of Time Bandits and Brazil. It probably isn't a definitive history of such events since it is just a day to day diary (although sometimes he doesn't write for days or weeks) and events like the filming of Holy Grail flies by in just a few pages. I really liked the surrounding material, missing his wife and family …

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  • Biography And Autobiography
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  • Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
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  • Palin, Michael