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| In a nutshell Jim Perrin has long been one of the UK's most acclaimed climbing writers. He describes himself as an "antediluvian and anarchic rock-jock, with the odd classic route here and there, best-known for soloing Coronation Street back in the 'seventies out of my skull on coke and speed, and also as a writer..." The accolades for his literary prowess are plentiful: "Britain's finest outdoor essayist... has won popular acclaim for his funny, furious, erudite and beautiful style" - Guardian Review "Perrin has greatly raised the status of mountain literature" - Climbing "A remarkable writer, a sort of rucksack Thoreau... an imaginative philosopher of the open air" - Jan Morris in The Guardian "The pre-eminent writer on the British landscape... always illuminating" - The Observer "In the last hundred and twenty years, from the age of Whymper, mountaineering has attracted a unique array of writing talent. Of all these writers, famous, infamous and unknown, Jim Perrin is by far the best" - Climber "Jim Perrin is an alchemist. He takes the base metal of his own experience and, in retorts fuelled by the power of his observation and skill with language, transmutes it into prose that coruscates with spirit and meaning" - The Scotsman His book 'Menlove' was the first outright winner of the Boardman Tasker award in 1985 |
copyright Kathy deWitt: alamy |
copyright Kathy deWitt: alamy |
Shows: His shows range from your average slide illustrated lecture to peronalised readings from his many books, and include:
It is impossible to be more specific on the content of Jim's shows as, in his own word, 'it 'all of it has a kind of anarchic/existential/philosophical basis anyway, and observes no boundaries!' |
To arrange for Jim to give a lecture or a reading from his books Contact Heason Events