A fond, fascinated look at women's friendship through the fiction, diaries, and letters of friends

'Funny and thought provoking' - Financial Times Fascinated by madness, strange behaviour and the human mind, Jon Ronson has spent his life exploring mysterious events and meeting extraordinary people. Collected from various sources, including GQ and The Guardian, Lost at Sea features the very best of his adventures. Jon has been on patrol with America's real-life superheroes and to a UFO convention in the Nevada desert with Robbie Williams. He has met a man who tried to split the atom in his kitchen and asked a conscious robot if she has a soul. Frequently hilarious, sometimes disturbing, always entertaining, these fascinating stories of the chaos that lies on the fringes of our daily lives will have you wondering just what we're capable of. Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

Details

ISBN13: 9781035039203
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 560
Edition:
Publication Date: 29 Oct 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 197(H)x131(L)x35(W)380
Weight (gm): 380

Author Biography

Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Psychopath Test, Lost at Sea, The Men Who Stare at Goats and Them: Adventures with Extremists. His acclaimed podcasts include Things Fell Apart and The Butterfly Effect, and he co-wrote the screenplays for the movies Okja and Frank. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Compelling and eye-opening . . . hugely compulsive reading. * Psychologies *
One of the finest comic writers working today. -- Will Self
Funny and thought-provoking. * Financial Times *