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In a sunburned country

1st ed.
  • 3.9 (11 ratings) ·
  • 55 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 22 Have read

"Here is a place where interesting things happen all the time, from a Prime Minister lost - yes, lost - while swimming at sea to Japanese cult members who may have set off an atomic bomb (sic) entirely unnoticed on their 500,000-acre property in the great western desert.".

"Wherever he goes (and Bryson goes just about everywhere) he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging - the beaming products of a land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine. On occasion the Aborigines, a remote and mysterious race with a tragic history, make a haunting appearance in this book. But by and large Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Broadway Books
Language
English
Pages
307

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Cover of: De cealaltă parte a lumii
De cealaltă parte a lumii
2014, Polirom
in Romanian
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2001, Broadway Books
in English - 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed.
Cover of: Down under
Down under
2001, Black Swan
in English
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2000, Broadway Books
in English
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2000, Random House Large Print
in English - 1st large print ed.
Cover of: Down Under
Down Under
2000, BCA
in English
Cover of: In a sunburned country
In a sunburned country
2000, Broadway Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Down under
Down under
2000, Doubleday
in English
Cover of: In A Sunburned Country
In A Sunburned Country
2000, Broadway Books
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-307).

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
919.404/65
Library of Congress
DU105.2 .B83 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 307 p. :
Number of pages
307

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6780114M
ISBN 10
0767903854
LCCN
00025566
OCLC/WorldCat
43555326
Library Thing
1037304
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
76798

Work Description

In a Sunburned Country is the 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The title is taken from the famous Australian poem, "My Country". In other countries, including Britain, the book was titled Down Under.

In this book, Bill Bryson describes his travels by railway and car throughout Australia, his conversations with people in all walks of life about the history, geography, unusual plants and animals of the country, and his wry impressions of the life, culture and amenities (or lack thereof) in each locality.

In a style similar to his book A Walk in the Woods, Bryson's research enabled him to include many stories about Australia's 19th-century explorers and settlers who suffered extreme deprivations, as well as details about its natural resources, culture, and economy. His writings are intertwined with recurring humorous themes, notably, in the chapter Crossing Australia he makes constant reference to drinking of urine to survive, as was done by many 19th century explorers.

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