Today we will tell who Bill Bryson is. A brief biography of him will be discussed below. This is an American writer, author of a number of best-selling books. Most of all he is known for humorous travel notes, as well as books on science and the English language. He was born in America, but spent most of his life in Britain. Bryson took up literature quite actively. Currently, he is among the most significant writers of the world.
Biography
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Thanks to his mother, he received a bit of Irish blood. He was educated at Drake University for two years. In 1972, dropped out of school. Soon went to travel around Europe. The journey took four months. Our hero left an indelible impression on him. A year later, our hero returned to Europe with a school friend. Later, individual travel memories will be included in the book “Traveling in Europe” - it became a chronicle of the author’s adventures.
Kingdom
Bill Bryson first came to the UK in 1973, during his second trip to Europe. Our hero liked the country. He decided to stay. He started working in one of the psychiatric hospitals. At work, he met Cynthia Billen, a nurse. They got married. Went to the States. There, Bill completed college. The family returned to Britain. They lived there until 1995. Initially, our hero worked as a journalist. He later became the editor-in-chief of the business section of The Times. He was also appointed deputy news editor in the business department of The Independent.
Activities
Bill Bryson left journalism in 1987, three years after the birth of his third child. In the same period, our hero begins to write actively. In 1990, the fourth child was born in his family. Bill Bryson has long been able to become the holder of official British citizenship. However, he did not dare to take this step. The writer notes that he was frightened of the citizenship test. In 1995, Bryson went to the States. He settled for several years in Hanover. Memories of this appeared in the book "I am not local."
During his life in the States, our hero with the friend already mentioned decided to follow the Appalachian trail. Memories of the journey became the basis of the book “Walk in the Forests”.
In 2003, the writer with his wife and children returned to Britain. Now they have settled in Norfolk. Soon, British readers, as part of the World Book Day project, recognized the writer’s book, entitled Notes from a Small Island, as the most successful description of the local mentality, as well as the state of the nation as a whole. Soon, Bill received the position of Commissioner. She got it as part of a project called English Heritage. In 2004, the author won the prestigious Aventis Book Award . Thus, his 500-page work entitled “A Brief History of Almost Everything in the World” was noted. This work was recognized as the best book on natural science.
Bill Bryson wrote two fairly well-known works on the history of the English language. These are the books Made in America and Mother Tongue. The writer also reprinted his work under the title Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words. The above works contained individual inaccuracies and myths, but were generally accepted warmly. The writer regularly receives not only book awards, but also prizes of a different kind. In 2005, he received a presidential award from the Royal Chemical Society. In 2006, Frank Coney, the mayor of Des Moines, officially gave our hero the key to the city. The writer had an opportunity to interview Tony Blair; they discussed the state of education and science in the country.
Book
Now you know who Bill Bryson is. “A Brief History of Almost Everything in the World” is his book, which is the most unusual encyclopedia of all. This work is intended to show that science is really interesting, it just talks about complex things. That is how Bill Bryson himself described it. Brief History is the first book to be awarded the European René Descartes Prize for its contribution to world science. This work has become a bestseller in America and the UK. A number of European countries are discussing the replacement of classical textbooks with the work of Bill Bryson. The book fits the universe from its inception to the present day. This work raises burning and pressing issues.