Bill Bryson's African Diary - Hardcover

Bryson, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857524208 ISBN 13: 9780857524201

Publisher: Doubleday, 2016

Synopsis

Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes, famous game reserves, and a vibrant culture, but it also has many serious problems, including refugees, AIDS, drought and grinding poverty. It also provides plenty to worry a nervous traveller like Bill Bryson: hair-raising rides in light aircraft, tropical diseases, snakes, insects and large predators.

Bryson casts his inimitable eye on a continent new to him, and the resultant diary, though short in length, contains all his trademark laugh-out-loud wit, wry observation and curious insight.

All the author’s royalties from this book, as well as all profits, will go to CARE International.

About this title

Review:

"Bryson is one of the funniest travel writers in the business." -- The Globe and Mail

"Bryson has become an enormously popular travel writer by coming off as the most literate tour guide you've ever had." -- The New York Times

"Bryson is a terrific stylist. You can't help but enjoy his writing, for its cheer and buoyancy, and for the frequent demonstration of his peculiar, engaging turn of mind." -- Ottawa Citizen

"Bryson is first and foremost a storyteller -- and a supremely comic and original one at that." -- Winnipeg Free Press

From the Publisher:

Bryson travels to Kenya in support of CARE International and brings his inimitable humorous and humane view to Africa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0857524208
• ISBN 13: 9780857524201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64