{"product_id":"aa-gill-is-further-away-9780753829295","title":"AA Gill is Further Away","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of dazzling travel pieces from \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and critic A. A. GILL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment he joined the \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, A.A. Gill has wanted to interview places - to discover the personality of a place as if it were a person, to listen and talk to it. \u003ci\u003eA. A. GILL IS FURTHER AWAY\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderfully insightful and funny compendium of travel writing taken mostly from the \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, but also from \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTATLER\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCONDE NAST TRAVELLER\u003c\/i\u003e.  Gill writes with a clarity and acerbity that conveys the intensity of his experiences in his travels around the world. His book includes essays on Sudan, India, Cuba, Germany and California.  In each piece, there is a central image Gill uses as the key to unlocking the personality of a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gill is one of the handful [of journalists] whose pieces are worth collecting' -- Kate Saunders * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e'Underlying all the hype, the wit, the glittering rococo brilliance of his style, there is also the most solid and underrated of journalistic virtues - the power to convey a scene in words so that readers feel they are present' * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eGill applies his acerbity on Sudan, India, Cuba, Germany and California, uncovering the personality of each place much as he does with his celebrity interviewees * NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER *\u003cbr\u003e(Gill) never fails to write with power and wit * LONELY PLANET MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eDescribing each location with equal wonder, he makes Morris dancers sound as exotic as Madagascan tribes * SHORTLIST *\u003cbr\u003eWhatever his methods, not many writers can so succinctly drill down into a destination...punctuated with thoughts and ideas pulsating with wisdom -- Peter Myers * BUSINESS TRAVELLER REUTERS *\u003cbr\u003eIf you like travel, brilliant writing and truly original thinking, then join the queue. -- Alice B-B * VANITY FAIR *\u003cbr\u003eAs this collection of stories shows, few writers can get under the skin of a place as evocatively or effectively. -- Peter Moore * WANDERLUST *\u003cbr\u003eA highly diverting collection * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737089716567,"sku":"9780753829295","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753829295.jpg?v=1723810957","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aa-gill-is-further-away-9780753829295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}