Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, "What's Funny About This?"

Synopsis

A &“hair-raisingly hilarious&” journey through danger zones from Belfast to Gaza, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Vanity Fair). &“Tired of making bad jokes&” and believing that &“the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure,&” journalist and political satirist P. J. O&’Rourke decided to traverse the globe on a fun-finding mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell—a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. The author&’s adventures include storming student protesters&’ barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at America&’s homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington DC, uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell&’s Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard&’s 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by &“one of America&’s most hilarious writers&” (Time). &“Wickedly amusing.&” —The Baltimore Sun &“Funny, outrageous, perceptive.&” —The Washington Post Book World

Copyright:

1988

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

272 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781555847135

Related ISBNs:

9780802137012

Publisher:

Grove Atlantic

Date of Addition:

10/14/23

Copyrighted By:

P. J. O’Rourke

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Humor

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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