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Felice Benuzzi recounts one of the most bizarre and daring prisoner-of-war and escape adventures of the past century. In 1943, Felice Benuzzi and two Italian compatriots escaped from a British POW camp in equatorial East Africa with only one goal in mind - to climb the dangerous seventeen-thousand-foot Mount Kenya. NO PICNIC ON MOUNT KENYA is the classic tale of this most bizarre and thrilling adventure, a story that has earned its place as a unique masterpiece of daring and suspense. FELICE BENUZZI was born in Vienna to a family of mountaineers. He was an accomplished swimmer who represented Italy in several international meets from 1933 to 1935. He was also a graduate of law school. In 1938 he entered the Colonial Service and began serving abroad, where he was captured and imprisoned in a POW camp at the foot of Mount Kenya. Benuzzi managed to escape from the camp and immediately began writing. He then rejoined the service while continuing to write and, while travelling all over the world, became more accomplished in both professions. Felice Benuzzi passed away in 1988.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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My first copy of this book is a 1955 paperback (2/6d net!). I read it so many times that it's nearly fallen apart. This will appeal to mountaineers, those who like stories about the war and those who like a really good adventure tale. And it's all true! Planning an ascent from within the confines of a prisoner of war camp, three Italian soldiers, longing for their native Dolomites, see Mount Kenya as a way of lifting the boredom of being PoWs. Brilliantly written; it's funny, sad, exciting, beautifully descriptive and compulsive. To whoever is sitting on the screen rights - please do something about it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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My first copy of this book is a 1955 paperback (2/6d net!). I've read it so many times that it's nearly fallen apart. This will appeal to mountaineers, those who like stories about the war and those who just like a really good adventure tale. And it's all true! Planning an ascent from within the confines of a prisoner of war camp, three Italian soldiers, longing for their native Dolomites, see Mount Kenya as a way of lifting the boredom of being PoWs. Brilliantly written; it's funny, sad, exciting, beautifully descriptive and compulsive. To whoever is sitting on the screen rights - please do something about it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Having climbed Mt. Kenya myself, I can appreciate Benuzzi's experience. The book is a lot of fun to read. Very enjoyable.
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A daring escape, and then a difficult climb to freedom
Felice Benuzzi recounts one of the most bizarre and daring prisoner-of-war and escape adventures of the past century. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2008 by Angel Silver
snoozer
Read this in two nights -yep its a cure for insomnia.
the book is a over detailed discription of a mountain climb wraped up in a lax P.O.W. Read more
the book is a over detailed discription of a mountain climb wraped up in a lax P.O.W. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by masspecguy
Escape to escapism
The author of `No Picnic on Mount Kenya', Felice Benuzzi, was an Italian prisoner of war held by the British in a camp in East Africa during the Second World War. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2008 by D. Elliott
Climbing Mount Kenya with home-made crampons
This is an enthralling book.
Benuzzi and his companions realised that escape to the nearest neutral country - Mozamabique - would be impractical, but despondent of prison camp... Read more
Benuzzi and his companions realised that escape to the nearest neutral country - Mozamabique - would be impractical, but despondent of prison camp... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2005 by Ian H. Robertson
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