Notes from a Small Island
- 作者
- 出版社 Oversea Publishing House
- 出版时间 1996年8月 第1版
- ISBN 9780552996006
内容简介
AfternearlytwodecadesinBritain,BillBryson,theacclaimedauthorofsuchbestsellersas"TheMotherTongue"and"MadeinAmerica",decideditwastimetomovebacktotheUnitedStatesforawhile.ThiswaspartlytolethiswifeandkidsexperiencelifeinBryson'shomeland-andpartlybecausehehadreadthat3.7millionAmericansbelievedthattheyhadbeenabductedbyaliensatonetimeoranother.Itwasthuscleartohimthathispeopleneededhim.Butbeforeleavinghismuch-lovedhomeinNorthYorkshire,BrysoninsistedontakingonelasttriparoundBritain,asortofvaledictorytourofthegreenandkindlyislandthathadsolongbeenhishome.Hisaimwastotakestockofmodern-dayBritain,andtoanalyzewhathelovedsomuchaboutacountrythathadproducedMarmite,zebracrossings,andplacenameslikeFarleighWallop,Titsey,andShellowBowells.Withwitandirreverence,BillBrysonpresentstheludicrousandtheendearinginequalmeasure.TheresultisasocialcommentarythatconveysthetruegloryofBritain.
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