A PRISONER IN RIO

Hardback. When Steven Berkoff went to Rio to work with Ronnie Biggs on the screen version of Bigg's life in Brazil, he wrote a diary of his experiences there. It comments, among other things, on the rich set and the poverty in the favellas and also describes the making of the film. This is the author's second travel book, his first one being "America". It builds up a picture of Rio and a self-portrait of the actor and playwright. 196pp. 8vo. h/back. Lightly browned and foxed edges o/w Nr. F. in protected F. dw.