{"product_id":"2026100008834-secondhand-the-angry-island-hunting-the-english","title":"The Angry Island: Hunting The English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Remainder mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean to be English — and why is England so perpetually, magnificently furious? In The Angry Island: Hunting the English, AA Gill, the razor-tongued Scottish-born journalist and critic, turns his formidable wit and unflinching gaze upon the nation that adopted him, dissecting the English character with the precision of a surgeon and the irreverence of a court jester. With the eye of a cultural anthropologist and the pen of a provocateur, Gill chronicles his journey through England's landscapes, institutions, and social rituals, arguing that anger — quiet, repressed, and uniquely English — is the defining national trait that underpins everything from the pub queue to the House of Commons.\n\nGill's prose style is electrifying: equal parts savage and tender, he presents a portrait of a nation simultaneously proud and self-loathing, clinging to a glorious past while stumbling uncertainly into modernity. The Angry Island sits firmly in the great tradition of British social commentary, drawing comparisons to Orwell's The Lion and the Unicorn, yet charged with a distinctly 21st-century cynicism and dark humour. Whether you consider yourself fiercely English or a puzzled outsider looking in, this book will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the nation that invented the stiff upper lip — and wondering what simmers beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336810537179,"sku":"2026100008834-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7e6538fe-cc11-4726-86a7-e1241ad16d74.png?v=1789958354","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008834-secondhand-the-angry-island-hunting-the-english","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}