The Accidental Immigrant by David Bouchier

The Accidental Immigrant by David Bouchier

Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings together more than a hundred essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio, or published in his Out of Order column in the Sunday New York Times.

When work and marriage brought David Bouchier to Long Island in 1986 the endless suburbs seemed mysterious and exotic to him. He was inspired to begin writing essays and newspaper columns about his life there - a personal and public diary of the Resident Alien experience. In 1992 a weekly public radio essay was added to the newspaper columns, and thousands of listeners still enjoy David's weekly radio broadcasts.

These are the affectionate and sometimes acerbic observations of an Accidental Immigrant, who still finds life in America endlessly stimulating and wonderfully strange. David Bouchier's thoughts about love, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the suburbs will make you smile, and make you think. Boring suburban rituals like lawn care mall shopping, wedding rehearsals, and barbecues will never seem the same again.

David Bouchier is the award-winning essayist for National Public Radio Stations WSHU & WSUF in Fairfield, Connecticut, and hosts the Sunday afternoon classical music program Sunday Matinee on the same stations. For ten years he contributed a regular humor column called Out of Order for the Long Island section of the Sunday New York Times, and has published fiction and non-fiction in many literary and political magazines. Born in London, David has worked as a journalist, broadcaster, and college teacher on both sides of the Atlantic. His latest book of essays, A Few Well Chosen Words, was published in 2007. Other recent books include a collection of essays about life in America, The Song Of Suburbia, published in 2002 (reprinted 2007); stories of life in a French village, The Cats and the Water Bottles, also published in 2002; and Writer at Work (2005), a semi-autobiographical compendium of advice and philosophical reflections. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island with his wife - a professor at Stony Brook University - and two non-intellectual cats. David has always divided his life between writing and teaching. He began as a print journalist in England, and later taught university there for almost twenty years. After coming to the United States in 1986 he continued to teach, and joined WSHU as a weekly commentator in 1992, becoming host of Sunday Matinü¾Ž–”¼e in 1996. His latest book of essays, A Few Well Chosen Words, was published in 2007. Other books include a collection of essays about life in America, The Song Of Suburbia, published in 2002 (reprinted 2007); stories of life in a French village, The Cats and the Water Bottles, also published in 2002; and Writer at Work (2005), a semi-autobiographical compendium of advice and philosophical reflections. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island, and occasionally in France, with his wife who is a professor at SUNY Stony Brook, and two un-musical cats. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island, and in a village near Uzü¾Ž†”¼s, France, with his wife who is a professor at Stony Brook University, and two resolutely un-musical cats.

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Titre	The Accidental Immigrant
Auteur	David Bouchier
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Éditeur	iUniverse
Année de publication	2004-06-24
Nombre de pages	340
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