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Previous Convictions : Assignments from Here and There

A.A. Gill

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Previous Convictions : Assignments from Here and There

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Global escapades in witty travel essays.

A.A. Gill's essays offer hilarious and thoughtful anecdotes of his travels around the world. While critical of customs and traditions, Gill's sense of humor and insatiable curiosity make for a thoroughly entertaining read. Recommended for anyone seeking a comical and insightful foray into travel writing.

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ISBN: 9781416572497
Author: A.A. Gill
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2008-06-10
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.98
(rated by 213 readers)

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Critic, essayist and cultural savant A.A. Gill is probably the most widely read columnist in Britain. His books The Angry Island and A.A. Gill is away have found delighted fans in America as well, and sparked a loyal following.His new book of travel essays, Previous Convictions, ranges from Gill's nearby domestic locales of Glastonbury and the English countryside to Haiti, Guatemala, Pakistan and exotic, dangerous, downtown Manhattan. In this collection of notes from the corners of the globe, and sometimes from the edge of sanity, he confesses about his travels far and wide, "The more I see of the world, the less I think I understand. Familiarity breeds even more astonishment. The world just gets wider and deeper and weirder."These pieces are wickedly funny, sometimes pointedly -- even purposely -- critical of many cultures and traditions, and always edifying and enchanting. As an adventurer and as a writer, Gill never disappoints; while he may take others to task for their customs, habits, idiosyncrasies and plain bad taste, his own indefatigable curiosity keeps him going back again and again for more, and provides us with spectacular entertainment along the way.
 

Global escapades in witty travel essays.

A.A. Gill's essays offer hilarious and thoughtful anecdotes of his travels around the world. While critical of customs and traditions, Gill's sense of humor and insatiable curiosity make for a thoroughly entertaining read. Recommended for anyone seeking a comical and insightful foray into travel writing.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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