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Down Under (In a Sunburned Country)

  • Bill Bryson

3.91

11 ratings

In a Sunburned Country is the 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The title is taken from the famous Australian poem, "My Country". In other countries, including Britain, the book was titled Down Under.

In this book, Bill Bryson describes his travels by railway and car throughout Australia, his conversations with people in all walks of life about the history, geography, unusual plants and animals of the country, and his wry impressions of the life, culture and amenities (or lack thereof) in each locality.

In a style similar to his book A Walk in the Woods, Bryson's research enabled him to include many stories about Australia's 19th-century explorers and settlers who suffered extreme deprivations, as well as details about its natural resources, culture, and economy. His writings are intertwined with recurring humorous themes, notably, in the chapter Crossing Australia he makes constant reference to drinking of urine to survive, as was done by many 19th century explorers.

Genres

  • Social life and customs
  • Description and travel
  • Humour
  • Journeys
  • Travel
  • Civilization
  • Nonfiction
  • Australia
  • Bill Bryson
  • Description
  • Large type books
  • Australia, social life and customs
  • Australia, description and travel
  • Australia, civilization
  • [re cit de voyage]
  • Oceania, history
  • New York Times reviewed
  • Anecdotes
  • Children's non-fiction
  • Humor
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About the author

  • Bill Bryson

    born 8 December 1951

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Editions

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    2. Auflage

    Goldmann

    2002

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    Transworld

    2010

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    1st large print ed.

    Random House Large Print

    2000

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    1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed.

    Broadway Books

    2001

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Doubleday

2000

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    Black Swan

    2001

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    Broadway Books

    2000

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    Broadway Books

    2000

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    1st ed.

    Broadway Books

    2000

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    Goldmann

    November 1, 2002

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    Goldmann

    February 1, 2001

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    Broadway Books

    2000

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    Random House Audio

    Jun 06, 2000

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    BCA

    2000

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    RBA

    2011

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    RBA Bolsillo

    Apr 19, 2018

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    RBA

    2018

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    New Media German Language

    January 1, 2003

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    Integral Publishing, RBA Libros

    April 2001

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    Payot

    April 15, 2003

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    Polirom

    2014

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    Chivers Press Ltd

    Apr 01, 2001

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    Audible Studios

    2009-12-01

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    Anchor Canada

    2001

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    Doubleday Canada

    2000

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    New Ed edition

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C

    September 1, 2001

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    Large Print Ed edition

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C

    November 1, 2000

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    New Ed edition

    BBC Audiobooks

    March 10, 2003

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    New Ed edition

    BBC Audiobooks Ltd

    March 10, 2003

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    Transworld Publishers Limited

    2016

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    BCA

    2000-01-01

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    Penguin Random House

    2010

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    Penguin Random House

    2002

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    Penguin Random House

    2002