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Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915–2011)

Author of A Time of Gifts

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Patrick Leigh Fermor was born in London, England on February 11, 1915. During World War II, he was the architect of the kidnapping of the commander of the German garrison on Crete. He wrote several books including A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, The Traveller's Tree, The Violins of Saint-Jacques, Mani, and Roumeli. He was also a translator. He received a military OBE in 1943. He died on June 10, 2011 at the age of 96. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from A Time of Gifts… (more)
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They Were Counted (Foreword, some editions) 565 copies, 14 reviews
Ill Met by Moonlight : The Abduction of General Kreipe (Afterword, some editions) 467 copies, 11 reviews
The Cretan Runner (Translator) 284 copies, 3 reviews
Gigi / Julie de Carneilhan / Chance Acquaintances (Translator, some editions) 266 copies, 4 reviews
They Were Found Wanting (Introduction, some editions) 201 copies, 7 reviews
They Were Divided (Introduction, some editions) 192 copies, 6 reviews
The Pleasure of Reading (Contributor) 183 copies, 7 reviews
The Norton Book of Travel (Contributor) 108 copies, 1 review
Chance Acquaintances and Julie de Carneilhan (Translator, some editions) 85 copies
The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the… (Contributor) 79 copies, 2 reviews
Oxtravels: Meetings with Remarkable Travel Writers (Contributor) 53 copies, 3 reviews
The Red Thread: 20 Years of NYRB Classics: A Selection (Contributor) 52 copies
Roumanian Journey (Introduction, some editions) 25 copies, 2 reviews
The Rash Adventurer: A Life of John Pendlebury (Foreword, some editions) 22 copies
Vanishing Greece (Introduction, some editions) 22 copies
Travelers Tales of Old Cuba (Contributor) 16 copies, 1 review
Penguins 60s Classics (Loose as the Wind; Now Remember; Florence… (Contributor; Contributor) 12 copies
Forever Ulysses (Translator, some editions) 11 copies
Ghika: Peintures, Dessins, Sculptures (Translator, some editions) 1 copy
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Canonical name
Leigh Fermor, Patrick
Legal name
Leigh Fermor, Sir Patrick Michael
Other names
Fermor, Paddy Leigh
Date of birth
1915-02-11
Date of death
2011-06-10
Burial location
Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
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UK
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Place of death
Worcestershire, England, UK
Cause of death
Places of residence
Crete
Kardamyli, Mani, Greece
Worcestershire, England, UK
Education
King's School, Canterbury, England, UK (expelled)
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Occupations
army officer (WWII)
travel writer
author
Relationships
Fermor, Lewis Leigh (father)
Chatwin, Bruce (friend)
Moss, W. Stanley (fellow officer)
Fielding, Xan (fellow officer, friend)
Eyres Monsell, Joan (spouse)
Agents
Jock Murray (John Murray)
Organizations
Special Operations Executive (WWII)
British Army (WWII)
Awards and honors
Distinguished Service Order
Order of the Phoenix, Greece (Commander)
Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor (2004)
Short biography
Patrick Leigh Fermor was one of the world's great travellers and travel writers. He was also a courageous officer in the British Special Operations Executive in World War II. The BBC once described him as "a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Graham Greene."
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