The Atlantic Ocean

Reflections on topics from war and crime to pop culture, in “a stunning collection . . . from the best essayist of his generation” ( The New York Times ).   For more than two decades, Andrew O’Hagan has been publishing celebrated essays on both sides of the Atlantic. The Atlantic Ocean highlights the best of his clear-eyed, brilliant work, including his first published essay, a reminiscence of his working-class Scottish upbringing; an extraordinary piece about the lives of tw