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Neither Here Nor There:: Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies — in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the frozen wastes of Scandinavia to the chaotic tumult of Istanbul, with stops along the way in Europe's most diverting and historic locales. Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies--in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the frozen wastes of Scandinavia to the chaotic tumult of Istanbul, with stops along the way in Europe's most diverting and historic locales.

Review:

"Splendidly provacative." Booklist

Synopsis:

Anyone who has been to Europe or dreamed of going will recognize the engaging blend of admiration and fascinated bewilderment that Bryson brings to this sharp and very funny account of a trip around the continent. Blending hilarious anecdotes with droll and worldly insights, he travels from Norway to Istanbul to Rome to Vienna. Maps.

About the Author

Bill Bryson's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, and The Mother Tongue. He received the Aventis Prize for A Short History of Nearly Everything. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he now lives in Norfolk, England, with his wife and children.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780380713806
Subtitle:
Travels in Europe
Author:
Bryson, Bill
Author:
by Bill Bryson
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Geography
Subject:
Europe - General
Subject:
Travel and travel guides
Subject:
Europe - Western
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
Journeys
Subject:
Europe Description and travel.
Subject:
Bryson, Bill - Journeys - Europe
Copyright:
Series Volume:
no. 542
Publication Date:
May 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
802x525x79 48

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