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The celebrated author of such beloved works as In Patagonia and The Songlines, Bruce Chatwin was a nomad whose desire for adventure and enlightenment was made wholly evident by his writing. "Wonderful... the closest we are ever going to get to a Chatwin autobiography." - William Dalrymple, The Times Literary Supplement (London) This marvellous selection of letters - to his wife, to his parents, and to friends, including Patrick Leigh Fermor, James Ivory, and Paul Theroux - reveals a passionate man and a storyteller par excellence. Written with the verve and sharpness of expression that first marked him as an author of singular talent, Chatwin's letters provide a window into his remarkable life and strikingly detailed insights regarding his literary ambitions and tastes.Bruce Chatwin Between 1972 and 1975 Chatwin worked for the Sunday Times, before announcing his next departure in a telegram: 'Gone to Patagonia for six months.' This trip inspired the first of Chatwin's books, In Patagonia, which won the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M. Forster Award and launched his writing career. On publication The Songlines went straight to Number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller list and remaine

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Author

Chatwin, Bruce; Shakespeare, Nicholas; Chatwin, Elizabeth

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101475683

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Travel, Biography, Literary Collections

Rating

3.72 / 5 (123 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14