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.
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