Report From Practically Nowhere

by John Sack

This is an authoritative assessment of thirteen of the most unimportant nations on the face of the earth. To achieve this milestone of journalism, John Sack traveled on innumerable planes, boats, trains, buses and one "bus", on the London tube, by muleback and by tonga, all the way from Lundy in the Bristol Channel to Sikkim on the borders of Tibet. The amazing fact is that all these countries exist. In adding not one word to the truth except his own relish and wit, John Sack has produced a wonderfully comic book.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2000

About the author

Jewish-American journalist, considered to be the founder of literary journalism.

He was a war correspondent in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Yugoslavia.

His book Eye for an eye about war crimes against the German population of the by Poland annexed part of East Germany has caused an uproar because Sack pointed out the crimes against humanity committed by jews.

Sack was accused of holocaust denial and anti-semitism by various fellow jews and jewish political organisations.

Reviews

[Lynn Buschhoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was published in the 1950's. I was lent it by a friend who knows I like interesting travel writing. It is slightly humorous, concerning itself with several of the world's smallest countries. You may have heard of Andorra or San Marino, but how about Sark, or Lundy, or the S.M.OM. , which is smaller than many buildings. You may have even set foot there and not even known it! I recommend this as a light diversion for someone who loves travel.

[Rafał Rzepecki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful.

[Gu Kun · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts out wittily enough, then,after the chapter on Andorra, becomes increasingly facetious.