AA Gill is Away

Even those who hate him agree - A.A Gill is hopelessly, painfully funny. He is one of a tiny band of must-read journalists and it is always a disappointment when the words 'A.A. Gill is Away' appear at the foot of his column.

This book is the fruit of those absences: 22 long travel pieces that belie his reputation as mere style journalist and master of vitriol: this is travel writing of the highest quality.

“His reporting here is spot-on: clear-eyed, informative and compassionate his work is always ... surprising, original, stimulating and, for that reason, always worth reading”

His reporting here is spot-on: clear-eyed, informative and compassionate ... His work is always ... surprising, original, stimulating and, for that reason, always worth reading -- Lynn Barber SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
It was when he was away that he was at his best ... His walkabouts around the world were driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore and acquaint himself with cultures he knew nothing about, to rejoice in the diversity of the extraordinary world we live in, and to use his writing as a tool for change ... If A. A. Gill is to be away for a while, we should all take up the baton he has left behind and make sure we are richer, not poorer, for his absence -- Stephen Daldry
'In this collection of twenty-four accounts of trips abroad he comes across as both funny and compassionate' DAILY EXPRESS
'Imagine Evelyn Waugh reborn as one of Nick Hornby's endearingly superficial protagonists, and you have London's Sunday Times television and restaurant critic Gill: droll, astute, irritable, irritating and always cleaver-sharp . . . it's his bald foreignness that makes him such a skilled marksman. That, and the fact that he himself is such an original' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Sometimes shocking, usually smart, always entertaining' KIRKUS REVIEWS

A.A Gill was born in Edinburgh. He is the author of two novels, Sap Rising (1997) and Starcrossed (1999), books on two of London's most famous restaurants, The Ivy and Le Caprice. He is also the author A.A. GILL IS AWAY, THE ANGRY ISLAND, PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, TABLE TALK and, most recently, PAPER VIEW. He is the TV and restaurant critic for the Sunday Times. He lives in London and spends much of his year travelling.

Even those who hate him agree - A.A Gill is hopelessly, painfully funny. He is one of a tiny band of must-read journalists and it is always a disappointment when the words 'A.A. Gill is Away' appear at the foot of his column.This book is the fruit of those absences: 22 long travel pieces that belie his reputation as mere style journalist and master of vitriol: this is travel writing of the highest quality.

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