Far and Away
The Essential A.A. Gill
$26.15
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2021
Summary
A.A. Gill was an exceptional writer. Savage and compassionate in equal measure, he was always opinionated, always original, often surprising, and his writing illuminated from the page.
This book, the second posthumous collection of his journalism, brings together pieces from near and far. He was ferociously well travelled, and once wrote that for all our ability to cross the world at will, ‘abroad is as foreign and funny and strange and shocking as it ever was, and our need to know ou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474617383 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474617387 |
| Author: | Adrian Gill |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A new collection of some of the legendary writer and critic’s greatest travel and travel-adjacent pieces, from investigations into Mexican refugees to visiting a nudist beach with Jeremy Clarkson or a review of the last ever night at iconic Spanish restaurant El Bulli. Expect opinions. One to dip in and out of as you journey * HIGH LIFE magazine *Far and Away is a delicious collection of the late AA Gill’s travel writing. The pieces bear all the hallmarks of Gill’s writing: wit, irreverence, perceptiveness, and the cascading virtuosity of his prose * COUNTRY & TOWN HOUSE magazine *
About The Author
Adrian Gill
A.A. Gill was the renowned restaurant and TV critic, and features writer, for The Sunday Times. He was a contributor to Vanity Fair, GQ, the Spectator and Australian Gourmet Traveller, and a columnist for Esquire. His books include A.A. GILL IS AWAY, THE ANGRY ISLAND, PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, TABLE TALK, PAPER VIEW, A.A. GILL IS FURTHER AWAY, THE GOLDEN DOOR, THE BEST OF A.A. GILL and the highly acclaimed memoir POUR ME. He died in 2016.
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