by Bill Bryson · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552772549
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«The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid» is Bill Bryson's memoir, published by Black Swan in paperback (416 pages, in English).
Bill Bryson recalls his childhood in 1950s Des Moines, where a sweater with a lightning bolt turns him into the Thunderbolt Kid, a boy with imaginary powers. With irony, he portrays an era when almost everything seemed good for your health, including DDT, cigarettes and radioactive rain.
The work, subtitled «Travels Through My Childhood», appeared in this Black Swan edition in 2007.
For readers of memoirs and humor who want a glimpse of childhood in 1950s United States through the eyes of Bill Bryson.
William McGuire Bryson is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has resided in Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
