Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it." After nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson-bestsellingauthor of The Mother Tongue and Made in America-decided to returnto the United States. "I had recently read," Bryson writes, "that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another,so it was clear that my people needed me." But before departing, he set out ona grand farewell tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. Veering from the ludicrous to the endearing and back again, Notes from a Small Island is a delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation that has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie's Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey. The result is an uproarious social commentary that conveys the true glory of Britain, from the satiric pen of an unapologetic Anglophile.
BRYSON BILL
BILL BRYSON Des Moines, Iowa, en 1951 . Inició la carrera de Periodismo en Estados Unidos, pero la interrumpió para viajar por Europa. En 1977 se instaló en North Yorkshire, Inglaterra, donde residió dos décadas y trabajó en periódicos como The Times o The Independent. Aunque también se ha dedicado a la enseñanza llegó a ser rector de la Universidad de Durham , actualmente se dedica sobre todo a escribir. Además de El cuerpo humano es autor de, entre otros libros superventas, Una breve historia de casi todo Premio Aventis de libros de ciencia y finalista del Premio Samuel Johnson ; Un paseo por el bosque, En casa: una breve historia de la vida privada; En las antípodas; Aventuras y desventuras del Chico Centella; 1927: un verano que cambió el mundo y Shakespeare, todos publicados por RBA.
