In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson
de: Bill Bryson
Publicat de: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
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The instant bestseller from America's most hilarious travel writer is a perilous excursion to the lethal but luscious Land Down Under. More or less recovered from his Appalachian walk in the woods, Bryson embarks on a tour of the country of placid kangaroos, dangerous saltwater crocodiles, mysterious Aborigines, and the friendly descendants of exiled British convicts. This paperback edition features all-new material on the Sydney Olympics. (Foreign Travel)
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity. Despite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book. Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity. Despite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book. Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.
| General | |
| Anul | 2001 |
| Autor | Bill Bryson |
| Categoria | Essays & Travelogues |
| Editura | Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
| Pagini | 352 |
| Format | Softcover |
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Bill Bryson este un autor american de carti și un inovator al genurilor de non-ficțiune și turism. S-a născut în Des Moines, Iowa, în data de 8 decembrie 1951 și are o căsătorie și cinci copii. De-a lungul carierei sale, s-a stabilit pe mai multe continente, de la Africa de Sud la Marea Britanie. Este unul dintre cei mai cititi autori ai anilor 2000 si a primit aproximativ 34 de premii importante din partea BMA si AAAS, printre care se numara Medalia Nationala pentru Litere a Marii Britanii si Premiul Praemium Imperiale.
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