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Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese

Patrick Leigh Fermor

Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese is a travel book by English author Patrick Leigh Fermor, published in 1958. It covers his journey with his wife Joan and friend Xan Fielding around the Mani peninsula in southern Greece.

Travel & PlaceTravel & Place · medium confidenceTravel & Place81 signalsLlm Classifier: Travel & Place -> Travel & PlaceAward Category: Duff Cooper Prize: History, Biography & Political Science -> BiographyAward Category: Biography -> BiographyTravel, Exploration & PlaceRegional & Local HistoryAmerican Politics

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Duff Cooper Prize: History, Biography & Political Science1959WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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    • Joan36%
    • Xan Fielding36%

  2. 02 Central places

    • Southern Peloponnese78%
    • Mani76%
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    • Greece38%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.