In Transit: Jan Morris, Writing Life

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When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became, overnight, one of the most famous journalists 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 have inspired readers across the globe. Sara Wheeler, herself an acclaimed travel writer and biographer, uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Sara will be in conversation with Lucy Hughes-Hallett.