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Stephen Fry in America

Stephen Fry
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Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series.'Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.' - The GuardianStephen Fry has always loved America, in fact he came very close to being born there. Here, his fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across America, visiting each of its 50 states to discover how such a huge diversity of people, cultures, languages, beliefs and landscapes combine to create such a remarkable nation.Starting on the eastern seaboard, Stephen zig-zags across the country in his London taxicab, talking to its hospitable citizens, listening to its music, visiting its landmarks, viewing small-town life and America's breath-taking landscapes - following wherever his curiosity leads him.Stephen meets a collection of remarkable individuals - American icons and unsung local heroes alike. Stephen starts his epic journey on the east coast and zig-zags across America, stopping in every state from Maine to Hawaii. En route he discovers the South Side of Chicago with blues legend Buddy Guy, catches up with Morgan Freeman in Mississippi, strides around with Ted Turner on his Montana ranch, marches with Zulus in New Orleans' Mardi Gras, and drums with the Sioux Nation in South Dakota; joins a Georgia family for thanksgiving, 'picks' with Bluegrass hillbillies, and finds himself in a Tennessee garden full of dead bodies.Whether in a club for failed gangsters (yes, those are real bullet holes) or celebrating Halloween in Salem (is there anywhere better?), Stephen is welcomed by the people of America - mayors, sheriffs, newspaper editors, park rangers, teachers and hobos, bringing to life the oddities and splendours of each locale.A celebration of the magnificent and the eccentric, the beautiful and the strange, Stephen Fry in America is our author's homage to this extraordinary country.
ISBN9780007266357
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication Date05/28/09
Pages378

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  • chewie
    chewie

    4 Followers

    4.0

    To be honest I only just listened to this audio-book because I absolutely adore Stephen Fry and his voice. The topic doesn't really matter, he just always puts me at ease. As for the content: I suppose if you've seen the documentary beforehand it'll make a lot more sense at some points. There is just loads of random information about the different states and I've retained very little. But since that wasn't the intent of my listening to this book, I'm not mad about it. I'd very much listen to it again, it's probably great to listen to on road trips!

    Feb 14, 2022

  • julia_bhrmnn
    julia_bhrmnn

    156 Followers

    3.0

    Mit einem Taxi reist Stephen Fry 2007-2008 für eine BBC Fernseh-Doku quer durch alle Bundesstaaten der USA. Mit Charme und Witz erzählt er davon in seinem Buch, das ich mir vom Autor selbst habe vorlesen lassen. Man muss dieses Buch als das verstehen, was es ist. Ein kleiner Blick auf ein riesengroßes Land - es ist kein Reiseführer und bietet keine umfassenden Überblick über alle Staaten - dafür müsste das Buch 10x so dick sein. Wer etwas in der Art erwartet, der kommt definitiv zu kurz. Wer Stephen Frys britischen Humor mag und seinen humorvollen Blick auf viele Dinge, der kommt auf seine Kosten. Das Buch unterhält, aber es wird - zumindest bei mir - nicht viel hängen bleiben, außer, dass ich Stephen Fry - nicht zuletzt als Vorleser sehr schätze.

    Feb 8, 2023

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