Fortune Hotel

by Sarah Champion (Editor), Martyn Bedford (Contributor), Emer Martin (Contributor)

With seventeen original stories from acclaimed and bestselling authors, this collection puts a whole new perspective on the travel-writing genre. Delhi, Marseilles, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Jerusalem, Karachi, Nevada, Kathmandu, Vienna, New Orleans ... The characters in these stories (some true, most invented) cross the globe in search of escape and adventure, from kibbutz to beach resort, from drug smuggling to football. This is a book for anyone who has ever had a grim experience in a hotel room, backpacked in Asia, taken a last-minute package holiday or contracted a strange tropical disease. This book is not about elephant trekking in India, the anthropology of African tribes or the quirky ways of Italian family life.

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

Reviews

[James Kinsley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll be honest, I was wary at first, the intro making it sound like the sort of hippy-ish introspective bullshit espoused by people who never go on holiday, only 'travel', and who despise 'tourists' (ie anyone who goes abroad for any reason other than to get stoned). And it took me a while to shake that off but, I have to say, this a great collection of short stories, rich and varied, and from a talented crop of writers.