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Bill Bryson Acknowledges Delhi Schoolboy in Book Update

Bill Bryson Acknowledges Delhi Schoolboy in Book Update
In updated edition of 2003 bestseller, author Bryson thanks Delhi schoolboy for correcting error · indianexpress.com

Bill Bryson is a famous author who wrote a book called A Short History of Nearly Everything.

In the new edition of his book, he thanked a schoolboy named Kanishk Sharma from Delhi, India.

Kanishk found a mistake in the book that was there for over 20 years.

The mistake was about the origin of a word.

Bill Bryson was happy that Kanishk helped him make the book better.

Kanishk is a student in Class 11 at Air Force Bal Bharati School.

This shows that even young students can make important contributions to big books.

Key facts

Author
Bill Bryson
Book Title
A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0
Error Type
Etymological
Error Duration
20 years
Student's Name
Kanishk Sharma
Student's School
Air Force Bal Bharati School (AFBBS)
Student's Class
Class 11
Location
New Delhi, India

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Bill Bryson

Bestselling American-British author

“correcting an etymological error that sat in this book for more than 20 years apparently unnoticed by anyone.”
indianexpress.com

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