NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - Couverture souple

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BRYSON, BILL

 
9780552996006: NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0552996009 ISBN 13 : 9780552996006
Editeur : Black Swan, 2001

Synopsis

'Laugh-out-loud funny' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.m. seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him.
But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, people who said 'Mustn't grumble' and Gardeners' Question Time.
'Splendid ... What's enjoyable is that there's as much of Bryson in here as there is of Britain' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Bryson is funny because he is not afraid to give completely of himself' DAILY EXPRESS

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À propos de l?auteur

Bill Bryson is much loved for his bestselling travel books, from The Lost Continent to Down Under, but Notes from a Small Island has earned a particularly special place in the nation's heart (a national poll for World Book Day in 2003 voted it the book that best represents Britain). His acclaimed A Short History of Nearly Everything won the Aventis Prize for Science Books and the Descartes Science Communication Prize. He has now returned to live in the UK with his wife and family. www.billbryson.co.uk

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'Laugh-out-loud funny' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.m. seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him.
But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, people who said 'Mustn't grumble' and Gardeners' Question Time.
'Splendid ... What's enjoyable is that there's as much of Bryson in here as there is of Britain' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Bryson is funny because he is not afraid to give completely of himself' DAILY EXPRESS

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Black Swan
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0552996009
ISBN 13 
9780552996006
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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