![]() ![]() ![]() In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit-all utterly alone. ![]() His first book, Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon, was awarded a Cross Sports Book of the Year award.Īn extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own soul through an audacious adventure. He has won a number of awards for his journalism, including the 2014 Journalist of the Year from the Foreign Press Association of London. Before joining The New Yorker, Caesar wrote stories for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Outside, The Smithsonian Magazine, Esquire, The Sunday Times (London), British GQ, and The Independent. He has reported from a wide range of countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo, Russia, and Iran. Caesar will discuss his new book, “The Moth and the Mountain.”Įd Caesar is an author and a contributing writer to The New Yorker. ![]()
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