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William Finnegan

Biography

William Finnegan

William Finnegan is the author of COLD NEW WORLD, A COMPLICATED WAR, DATELINE SOWETO and CROSSING THE LINE. He has twice been a National Magazine Award finalist and has won numerous journalism awards, including two Overseas Press Club awards since 2009. A staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, he lives in Manhattan.

William Finnegan

Books by William Finnegan

by William Finnegan - Memoir, Nonfiction

Raised in California and Hawaii, William Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia and Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. BARBARIAN DAYS takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds and immerses us in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships annealed in challenging waves.