"The first full account of the remarkable life of Jan writer, soldier, traveller, and trans pioneer. Jan Morris is widely considered one of Britain’s best-loved writers, known for her observational genius, lyricism, and humour. Born in 1926, she spent her childhood amidst Oxford’s Gothic beauty and later participated in military service in Italy and the Middle East, before becoming an internationally fêted foreign correspondent.
However, public success masked a private dilemma that was only resolved when she transitioned genders in the late sixties. She went on to live happily with her wife Elizabeth in Wales for another five decades, and never stopped writing and publishing. Here, for the first time, the many strands of Morris’s rich and at times paradoxical life are brought together."
In 1953, she gained international recognition for her coverage of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay for The Times. She later compiled her Everest reporting into the book "Coronation Everest." In addition to her travel writing, Jan Morris authored numerous books, covering a range of topics from history to essays and memoirs. One of her well-known works is the Pax Britannica trilogy, which explores the rise and fall of the British Empire.
Jan Morris publicly came out as transgender in 1972 and underwent gender confirmation surgery in 1972 in Casablanca, Morocco. She wrote about her experiences in the book "Conundrum," published in 1974, which provided insight into her personal journey of gender identity. Jan Morris received several honors for her contributions to literature and travel writing, and she remained an influential figure in both fields until her passing.
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