At Home

作者 Bill Bryson著
出版社 Black Swan
出版时间 2011年6月第1版
ISBN 9780552777353
定价 90.20

内容简介

Fromoneofthemostbelovedauthorsofourtime—morethansixmillioncopiesofhisbookshavebeensoldinthiscountryalone—afascinatingexcursionintothehistorybehindtheplacewecallhome."Housesaren’trefugesfromhistory.Theyarewherehistoryendsup."BillBrysonandhisfamilyliveinaVictorianparsonageinapartofEnglandwherenothingofanygreatsignificancehashappenedsincetheRomansdecamped.Yetoneday,hebegantoconsiderhowverylittleheknewabouttheordinarythingsoflifeashefounditinthatcomfortablehome.Toremedythis,heformedtheideaofjourneyingabouthishousefromroomtoroomto“writeahistoryoftheworldwithoutleavinghome.”Thebathroomprovidestheoccasionforahistoryofhygiene;thebedroom,sex,death,andsleep;thekitchen,nutritionandthespicetrade;andsoon,asBrysonshowshoweachhasfig/x7furedintheevolutionofprivatelife.Whateverhappensintheworld,hedemonstrates,endsupinourhouse,inthepaintandthepipesandthepillowsandeveryitemoffurniture.BillBrysonhasoneoftheliveliest,mostinquisitivemindsontheplanet,andheisamasteratturningtheseeminglyisolatedormundanefactintoanoccasionforthemostdivertingexposi/x7ftionimaginable.HiswitandsheerprosefluencymakeAtHomeoneofthemostentertainingbookseverwrittenaboutprivatelife.

作者简介

BillBryson’sbooksincludeAWalkintheWoods,I’maStrangerHereMyself,InaSunburnedCountry,Bryson’sBookofTroublesomeWords,AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything(whichearnedhimthe2004AventisPrize),TheLifeandTimesoftheThunderboltKid,andBryson’sDictionaryforWritersandEditors.BrysonlivesinEnglandwithhiswifeandchildren.

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