Carl Honoré
Journalist and Slow Movement author
Carl Honoré is a journalist and author known for writing about the Slow Movement. His book In Praise of Slowness was an international bestseller.
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Canadian Born 1967 in Scotland, United Kingdom
About Carl Honoré
Carl Honoré was born in Scotland and grew up in Edmonton, Canada. He studied history and Italian at Edinburgh University, then worked with street children in Brazil, an experience that led him into journalism. Since 1991 he has reported from across Europe and South America, including three years in Buenos Aires. His articles have appeared in the Economist, the Observer and the Globe and Mail, among other publications. In Praise of Slowness was his first book, and it looks at the global trend toward slowing down. He has also written Under Pressure, about raising children in a fast world, and The Slow Fix.