by Peter Ustinov · Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783462033458
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«Die Reisen des Sir Peter» is the travel writing collection by Peter Ustinov, published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in paperback (384 pages, in German).
Peter Ustinov travels the world and gathers his travel chronicles here: he performs in Reykjavík, conducts a Prokofiev opera at Moscow's Bolshoi, plays polo on elephants in India, and meets Nelson Mandela in South Africa, with ironic observations on the peculiarities of the peoples he visits.
Translation from English by Hermann Kusterer. Volume 802 of the KiWi series from Kiepenheuer & Witsch.
For readers of travel writing who appreciate the irony and cosmopolitan outlook of an Oscar-winning actor.
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurel Award, a Silver Bear, a Photoplay Award, a CableACE Award, an Evening Standard British Film Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards, two Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Gemini Award. In 1992, Ustinov was awarded with the British Academy Britannia Award.
