Paths of Glory | |
Author: | Jeffrey Archer |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | Macmillan (UK) St. Martin's Press (US) |
Pub Date: | 3 March 2009 |
Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
Pages: | 466 |
Isbn: | 978-0-312-53951-1 |
Dewey: | 823/.914 22 |
Congress: | PR6051.R285 P38 2009 |
Oclc: | 243544580 |
Paths of Glory is a novel by English author Jeffrey Archer based on the story of George Mallory who died attempting to climb Everest in the 1920s. It was published by St. Martin's Press on 3 March 2009. It fictionally supports the claims that George Mallory, an Englishman, was the first to conquer Mount Everest – before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
The novel caused a controversy in New Zealand, with major newspaper The Dominion Post calling it an insult to Sir Edmund Hillary, as the story portrays Mallory as successfully reaching the summit of Mount Everest.[1]
In June 2021, it was announced that a film adaptation of Paths of Glory was in development for a production start in January 2022, with Ewan McGregor, Mark Strong, and Sam Heughan set to star as Mallory, Hinks, and Finch, respectively. Doug Liman will direct and produce the project, with Sheldon Turner writing the screenplay under the title Everest and HanWay Films handling international sales and distribution.[2] Juno Temple joined the cast in September as Ruth Mallory.[3]