Granta 45: Gazza Agonistes

Ian Hamilton is a poet and biographer. He is also a Tottenham Hotspur supporter - and a Gazza fan. This collection includes his account of the story of Gazza: at play, on show, in the press, in pain, in distress - of Gazza more sinned against than sinning. Also in this issue: Jonathan Raban: On Flooded Mississippi ; Ethan Canin: J.D. Salinger’s Heir Apparent? ; Nick Hornby: On Teenage Sex ; Timothy Garton Ash: With Erich Hoenecker ; Michael Ignatieff: On The Era of the Warlord; and Marking the 75th Anniversary of Armistice Day , Steve Pyke’s chilling World War I portraits.