Bill Bryson
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:16:09 +1000
I'm going to see him today, as soon as I've finished my e-mails! I think
his books are just wonderful - I think it must be something to do with the
mixing of an English and an American sensibility. I've found 90% of
Americans don't understand irony too well (except Matt Kuzusko maybe (: )
so it doesn't surprise me hugely that he is more popular in England and
Australia.
It may also interest you that there's a movie of `The Lost Continent' going
into production (I'm friends with the guy who's producing it) - starring
Drew Carey as Bill Bryson!
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
> Saw Bill Bryson last night. Packed, packed studio of over 700 people,
> hundreds more standing outside. He read from his two latest works.
Members
> of the audience were literally crying. I was stuffing tissues in my mouth
> trying to stop laughing.The room was shaking as this quiet unassuming man
> read pieces from his books. (My favourite: In an article on stupidity and
> dumbing down, Bryson quotes Mariah Carey who was being interviewed and
asked
> about poverty and the third world. She said :'"When I see people on TV
who
> are starving, I just cry. I mean, I'd like to be that thin but not with
all
> those flies and death and stuff.")
>
> In question time Bill revealed that his books DO NOT SELL in the States
> because no one understands his humour.
>
> Is this true?
>
> Lesley