# Holidays in Hell

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- Authors: [P.J. O'Rourke](https://www.bookquiver.com/pj-orourke)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-10-01

## Description

P. J. O’Rourke travels to hellholes around the globe in Holidays in Hell , looking for trouble, the truth, and a good time. After casually sight-seeing in war-torn Lebanon and being pepper-gassed in Korea, P. J. checks out the night life in communist Poland and spends the Christmas holidays in El Salvador. Taking a long look at Nicaragua, P. J. asks, “Is Nicaragua a Bulgaria with marimba bands or just a misunderstood Massachusetts with Cuban military advisors?”; has a close encounter with a Philippine army officer he describes as “powerful-looking in a short, compressed way, like an attack hamster”; and concludes, “Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I’m worried about the difference between wrong and fun.”

## Editions

### Holidays in Hell

- Publisher: grove_press_uk
- ISBN: 978-16-1185-579-1
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2012-10-01
- Language: en_GB