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Granta 45: Gazza Agonistes

Ian Hamilton’s story of soccer superstar Paul Gascoigne: at play, on show, in the press, in pain, in distress. This is a fan’s account of a player’s life and of a fan’s obsession, of a sports celebrity and of our apparent need to have one. Also in this issue: Jonathan Raban on the flooded Mississippi, Timothy Garton Ash with Erich Honecker.

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In this issue

Ian Hamilton: Gazza Agonistes; Newcastle; Tottenham; World Cup Hero; Don’t Cry for Gazza; Actively Portly; Finally Fit; Il Commento Gastrico; and Portly Again?
Jonathan Raban: Mississippi Water
Ethan Canin: Batorsag and Szerelem
Nick Hornby: Fourteen and After
Timothy Garton Ash: The Visit
Michael Ignatieff: The Highway of Brotherhood and Unity
Steve Pyke: World War One Veterans