Notes From a Small Island
Bill Bryson
ISBN 10: 0552996009 ISBN 13: 9780552996006
Verlag: Black Swan, 1998
Gebraucht
Softcover
Verkäufer
Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spanien
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 18. Juli 2022
Dieser Artikel ist nicht mehr verfügbar.
Beschreibung
Beschreibung:
: En 'Notas desde una pequeña isla', Bill Bryson emprende un viaje hilarante y perspicaz a través de Gran Bretaña. Después de vivir dos décadas en el país, Bryson decide explorar cada rincón antes de regresar a Estados Unidos. Con su característico humor y agudeza, Bryson captura la esencia de la vida británica, desde sus peculiaridades hasta sus encantos ocultos. Este libro es una celebración de Gran Bretaña, vista a través de los ojos de un observador agudo y entrañable. EAN: 9780552996006 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Notes From a Small Island Autor: Bill Bryson Editorial: Random House UK Idioma: en Páginas: 327 Formato: tapa blanda. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Happ-2025-07-30-e34a0f22
Inhaltsangabe:
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a few years, 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.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Notes From a Small Island
Verlag: Black Swan
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Bueno