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The Complete Notes - Notes from a Small Island & Notes from a Big Country

English · Paperback

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After nearly two decades in Britain, when Bryson took the decision to move Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. back to the States, he made one last valedictory tour around old Blighty, resulting in Notes from a Small Island , a heartfelt eulogy to the country that produced Marmite, milky tea, Gardeners' Question Time and people who say, 'Mustn't grumble'.

And while residing in New England to give his family a taste of the American way of life, he wrote the columns that became Notes from a Big Country, revealing the strange appeal of breakfast pizza, the jaw-slackening direness of US TV, and the answer to the puzzle of why nobody in America ever walks anywhere.

About the author

Bill Bryson, geb. 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa, zog 1977 nach Großbritannien und schrieb dort mehrere Jahre u. a. für die 'Times' und den 'Independent'. Mit seinem Englandbuch 'Reif für die Insel' gelang Bryson der Durchbruch, und heute ist er in England einer der erfolgreichsten Sachbuchautoren der Gegenwart. Seine Bücher werden in viele Sprachen übersetzt, stürmen stets die internationalen Bestsellerlisten. 1996 kehrte Bill Bryson mit seiner Familie in die USA zurück, wo es ihn jedoch nicht lange hielt; er war wieder 'reif für die Insel', wo er heute wieder lebt.

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"[Notes from a Small Island]What's enjoyable is that there's as much of Bryson in here as there is of Britain" Sunday Telegraph

Product details

Authors Bill Bryson
Publisher BLACK SWAN
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 15.12.2010
 
EAN 9780552776233
ISBN 978-0-552-77623-3
Dimensions 132 mm x 200 mm x 35 mm
Series Black Swan
Subject Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales

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