The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain (平装)
分類: 图书,进口原版书,History(历史),Europe(欧洲),England,
品牌: Paul Theroux
基本信息出版社:Penguin (Non-Classics) (1995年10月1日)平装:368页正文语种:英语ISBN:0140071814条形码:9780140071818产品尺寸及重量:19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm ; 282 gASIN:0140071814
商品描述内容简介It was 1982, the summer of the Falkland Islands War, and the birth of the royal heir, Prince William--and the ideal time, Theroux found, to surprise the British into talking about themselves. The result is a candid, funny, perceptive, and opinionated travelogue of his journey and his findings.作者简介Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1941, and published his first novel, Waldo, in 1967. His subsequent novels include Picture Palace, winner of the Whitbread Prize for Fiction, The Mosquito Coast, and the hugely acclaimed, Kowloon Tong. His travel books include The Great Railway Bazaar and The Pillars of Hercules.