Aa Gill Is Away

by Gill, A. A.

• ISBN13: 9780304362158
• ISBN10: 0304362158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd

Summary

A A Gill is probably the most read columnist in Britain. Every weekend he entertains readers of the Sunday Times with his biting observations on television and his unsparing, deeply knowledgeable restaurant reviews. Even those who want to 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 AA 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 a mere style journalist and master of vitriol: this is travel writing of the highest quality and ambition.

Author Biography

A. A. Gill is the TV and restaurant critic for the Sunday Times and is a contributing editor to GQ magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
How it works	p. 9
The end of the road: Sudan, May 1998	p. 24
Out of their element: The Kalahari, January 1998	p. 35
Game boy: Tanzania, January 1998	p. 40
I don't know what makes you angry: Uganda, October 2000	p. 44
Selassie come home: Ethiopia, December 2000	p. 54
Awayday in a manger: Bethlehem, December 1999	p. 69
The fatal shore: The Aral Sea, July 2000	p. 78
The city that Russia forgot: Kaliningrad, June 2001	p. 88
A short walk in the Hindu crush: India, January 1999	p. 98
Mad in Japan: Tokyo, September 2001	p. 106
Born to be riled: California, October 1999	p. 121
When DD met A. A.: US Pornography, November 1999	p. 132
Sex and the city: Cuba, March 1999	p. 146
Ride 'em chowboy: Argentina, January 2001	p. 158
The thin line: Milan Fashion Week, October 1995	p. 168
Hunforgiven: Germany, July 1999	p. 172
Dripping yarns: Iceland, March 2000	p. 183
The coolest beauty contest in the world: Judging Miss Iceland, October 2000	p. 190
Scumball rally: Monaco, October 2001	p. 196
Return of the native: Scotland, May 1999	p. 202
The Wilmslow boys: Cheshire, October 1999	p. 210
Look who's stalking: The British Army's sniping course, Wales, January 2000	p. 220
To the manure born: The Royal Agricultural Show, September 2000	p. 230
Last exit to Whipsnade: The M1, February 2001	p. 240
Roller derby: Owning a Rolls Royce, October 2001	p. 248
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