A WALK IN THE WOODS

Book ID/图书代码： 06880005B01284

English Summary/英文概要： Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz’s overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在英国待了二十年之后，Bill Bryson回到了自己的祖国美利间，他决心徒步穿越从左治亚洲连绵至缅因州的慢慢两千英里长的阿帕拉契之路，重新认识自己的祖国。在阿帕拉契之路的沿途中，你可以领略到奇异的景象，宁静的森林，清澈、潺潺的河流，而这些美景则让喜剧天才Bill Bryson领略到了人类伙伴的莫大愚蠢。
一开始的时候，一位来自爱荷华州的Stephen Katz一直陪伴他徒步旅行，尽管Katz心里狠不得马上找几间舒适的饭馆好好享受一番，但后来他和Bryson还是适应了徒步生活，在行程中，他们遇到了各式各样希奇古怪、嘻嘻哈哈的人物。当然《漫步丛林》还不仅仅只是一本让你开怀大笑的徒步旅行游记，Bryson犀利的眼光让你感悟到了迷人却又脆弱的阿帕拉契之路，他一边叙述阿帕拉契之路精彩的历史，一面也发出了渴望于美国最后一片狂野对话的宿愿。《阿帕拉契之路》集冒险、奇遇故事、喜剧情节和赞美的文章于一体，定会成为当代旅行文学的经典之作。

Awards/获奖情况：“A comic tour de force.”---The Globe and Mail

“A Walk in the Woods is just the thing to take on vacation. Bryson does all the work … while the reader only has to worry about falling out bed, hammock or deck chair laughing.”---The Gazette (Montreal)

“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.”---Bill Richardson in The Ottawa Citizen

“Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods.”---The New York Times

"Choke-on-your-coffee funny."---The Washington Post Book World

"Bryson is . . . great company right from the start--a lumbering, droll, neatnik intellectual who comes off as equal parts Garrison Keillor, Michael Kinsley, and . . . Dave Barry."---The New York Times Book Review

"A Walk in the Woods is an almost perfect travel book."---The Boston Globe

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About the Author/作者介绍： Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, where he lived for many years with his English wife and four children before moving with his family to America. In 2003 the Brysons came back to England where they intend to remain. His other titles include THE LOST CONTINENT, MOTHER TONGUE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, MADE IN AMERICA, NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, A WALK IN THE WOODS, NOTES FROM A BIG COUNTRY and DOWN UNDER. He is currently writing a short biography of Shakespeare which will be published in HarperCollins’s Eminent Lives series, and a memoir which will be published by Transworld next year.

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