比尔·布莱森：“小不列颠”札记：英国环岛告别之旅 Notes From A Small Island : Journey Through Britain
基本信息
Series:Bryson
Format:Paperback / softback 384 pages
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Black Swan
ISBN:9781784161194
Published:30 Jul 2015
Weight:274g
Dimensions:191 x 119 x 25 (mm)
页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准
书籍简介
1995年，初出茅庐的美国小伙比尔·布莱森踏上了不列颠这个梦想中的岛屿，突然间，他发现那里的一切都与他所想象的，与旅行指南上写的完全不一样。原本只想稍作停留的他竟在这块土地上娶妻生子落地生根起来。二十年后，他决心带着妻儿回到自己的故乡美国，在离开英国前，布莱森又重新背起行囊，坚持要作一番旨在告别的环岛之旅。
布莱森从当初隔着海望到它一眼的地方起步，再次进入这个国家，他用他擅长的犀利、睿智以及细腻地语言带领读者穿越一个个形形色色的英国村镇。在布莱森眼中，不列颠是个神奇的地方，而不列颠人则疯狂到了极zhi，可爱到了极点。那里有奇怪得让人咋舌甚至呕吐的地名，且到处充斥着闻所未闻的字眼；那里地形多样，历史辉煌永恒，风景却如此袖珍；那里的法官头上顶着“小拖把”，怪里怪气；英国人对自己的美德和快乐指数木知木觉，对享乐的态度更是古怪。旅途中，布莱森还时常回忆起当年造访时的情景，感慨二十年来不列颠的人和物事变化。这是一次深入英国人灵魂以及其居住腹地的旅行。尽管字里行间对英国风土人情入木三分的刻画中也带有一些嘲弄，然而贯穿全书的仍是对不列颠依依不舍的眷恋之情，在环岛之旅行将结束之时，布莱森终于明白自己喜欢英国的什么了，其实，就是它的全部，它的一点一滴，不论好坏。
In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and 'Ooh lovely' at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and Gardeners' Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies.
作者简介
比尔·布莱森，世界知名的非虚构作家，1951年出生于美国艾奥瓦州，曾任职于伦敦《泰晤士报》与《独立报》，同时也为《纽约时报》、《国家地理杂志》等撰文。作品主要包括旅游类随笔、幽默独特的科普作品——比如《万物简史》、《母语》等等，横跨多种领域，皆为非学院派的幽默之作。他的作品诙谐嘲谑的风格堪称一绝，整体上举重若轻，能让普通读者产生很强的认同感，不失为雅俗共赏的典范，深受读者喜爱，也获得很高的评价。每部作品均高踞美国、英国、加拿大畅销排行榜前茅。
比尔·布莱森之所以能在二十世纪的旅游文学中占据一席之地，并成为目前世界公认的有趣的旅游文学作家，是因为他擅长用不同的眼光来看待他所游历的世界，他真切地捕捉到了一个旅人的内心感受。自然地理、生活情趣、社会时态，布莱森信手拈来无不奇趣。他的尖刻加上他的博学，让他的文字充满了智慧、机敏和幽默。作为在英国生活了二十多年的美国人，他的作品又兼具了开朗风趣、绝不怕粗俗的美式调侃和冷峻犀利、一针见血的英式嘲讽。
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
