内容简介
Brysonbringshisuniquebrandofhumourtotravelwritingasheshouldershisbackpack,keepsatightholdonhiswalletandheadsforEurope.TravellingwithStephenKatz—alsohiswonderfulsidekickinAWalkintheWoods—hewandersfromHammerfestinthefarnorth,toIstanbulonthecuspofAsia.Ashemakeshiswayroundthisincrediblyvariedcontinent,heretraceshistravelsasastudenttwentyyearsbeforewithcaustichilarity.Likemanyofhisgeneration,BrysonbackpackedacrossEuropeintheearly'70s--insearchofenlightenment,beer,andwomen.Now,theacclaimedauthorofTheMotherTongue...
作者简介
BernardA.WeisbergerisadistinguishedteacherandauthorofAmericanhistory.HehasbeenonthefacultiesoftheUniversityofChicagoandtheUniversityofRochester,isacontributingeditorofAmericanHeritageforwhichhewrotearegularcolumnfortenyears,hasworkedontelevisiondocumentarieswithBillMoyersandKenBurns,andhaspublishedsomedozenandahalfbooksaswellasnumerousarticlesandreviews.HelivesinEvanston,Illinois,withhiswife.