In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson, published by National Geographic Books on June 12, 2001, is a travel narrative that explores the diverse and often humorous aspects of Australia. This edition spans 376 pages and is presented in English. Bryson takes readers on an engaging journey through the continent, highlighting its unique characteristics, from its intriguing history and culture to the peculiarities of its wildlife.
Readers will discover a blend of humor and factual information as Bryson recounts various anecdotes, including the oddities of Australian life and the challenges posed by its environment. The book delves into topics such as travel, adventure, and the complexities of Australia’s geography and history. With its entertaining style, In a Sunburned Country serves as an informative introduction to a land filled with both beauty and danger, making it a noteworthy exploration of this vast continent.
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Deliciously funny, fact-filled and adventurous, In a Sunburned Country takes us on a grand tour of Australia. It’s 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 (entirely unnoticed) have set off an atomic bomb on their 500,000 acre property in the great western desert.
Australia is the only island that is also a continent, and the only continent that is also a country. Its aboriginal people, a remote and mysterious race with a tragic history, have made it their home for millennia. And despite the fact that it is the most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all inhabited continents, it teems with life. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else: sharks, crocodiles, the planet’s ten most deadly poisonous snakes, fluffy yet toxic caterpillars, sea shells that actually attack you, and the unbelievable box jellyfish (don’t ask). The dangerous riptides of the sea and the sun-baked wastes of the outback both lie in wait for the unwary.
Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide. In a Sunburned Country offers the best of all possible introductions to what may well be the best of all possible nations. Even with those jellyfish.
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