by William E. Bowman · Goldmann Verlag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442158096
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«Die Besteigung des Rum Doodle» is the satirical novel by William E. Bowman, published by Goldmann Verlag in paperback (192 pages, in German).
The novel recounts the misadventures of a British expedition to the Himalayas: the navigator loses the route, the doctor falls ill, and the translator mistakenly hires 30,000 porters instead of 3,000. After falls into crevasses and champagne toasts, the gentlemen discover they have climbed the wrong mountain. A satire of mountaineering and adventure literature.
Work originally published in English as «The Ascent of Rum Doodle» in 1956; the cover of this 2014 German edition includes a quote from Bill Bryson.
The book is aimed at readers who enjoy British humor, satires of adventure, and failed expeditions.
