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“bruce chatwin”

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  • Utz

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    An elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of The Songlines and In PatagoniaUtz collects Meissen porcelain with a passion. His collection, which he has protected and enlarged through both World War II and Czechoslovakia's years of Stalinism, numbers more than 1,000 pieces, all crammed into his two-room Prague flat.Utz is allowed to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Best of Bruce Chatwin

    On the Black Hill and The Songlines

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    A Whitbread Award–winning novel of Welsh twins and an international bestseller about Aboriginal culture by "the brilliant English writer and stylish nomad" ( Los Angeles Times).After his masterpiece of travel writing, In Patagonia, put him on the literary map, Bruce Chatwin penned a novel about twin brothers who never venture far from their Welsh farm. On the Black Hill won the Whitbread Literary ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Songlines

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    International Bestseller: The famed travel writer and author of In Patagonia traverses Australia, exploring Aboriginal culture and song—and humanity's origins.Long ago, the creators wandered Australia and sang the landscape into being, naming every rock, tree, and watering hole in the great desert. Those songs were passed down to the Aboriginals, and for centuries they have served not only as a ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • In Patagonia

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    The masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnightAn exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin’s exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remarkable bits of history, and unforgettable anecdotes. Fueled by an unmistakable lust for life and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • On the Black Hill

    A Novel

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    Whitbread Award Winner: A novel by the author of In Patagonia, about a pair of twins and their long, remarkable lives in the farmlands of Wales.For forty-two years, identical twins Lewis and Benjamin Jones have shared a bed, a farm, and a life. But the world has scarred and warped them each in different ways. Lewis is sturdy, still strong enough at eighty to wield an ax all day, and though he's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anatomy of Restlessness

    Selected Writings 1969-1989

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    Although he is best known for his luminous reports from the farthest-flung corners of the earth, Bruce Chatwin possessed a literary sensibility that reached beyond the travel narrative to span a world of topics—from art and antiques to archaeology and architecture. This spirited collection of previously neglected or unpublished essays, articles, short stories, travel sketches, and criticism ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Visit to Don Otavio

    A Mexican Journey

    by Sybille Bedford ...
    In the mid-1940s, Sybille Bedford set off from Grand Central Station for Mexico, accompanied by her friend E., a hamper of food and drink (Virginia ham, cherries, watercress, a flute of bread, Portuguese rosé), books, a writing board, and paper. Her resulting travelogue captures the violent beauty of the country she visited.Bedford doesn’t so much describe Mexico as take the reader there—in second ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • What Am I Doing Here

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    In this text, Bruce Chatwin writes of his father, of his friend Howard Hodgkin, and of his talks with Andre Malraux and Nadezhda Mandelstram. He also follows unholy grails on his travels, such as the rumour of a "wolf-boy" in India, or the idea of looking for a Yeti. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Viceroy of Ouidah

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    Bruce Chatwin’s debut novel: “Conrad’s Heart of Darkness seen through a microscope” (The Atlantic)In this vivid, powerful novel, Chatwin tells of Francisco Manoel de Silva, a poor Brazilian adventurer who sails to Dahomey in West Africa to trade for slaves and amass his fortune. His plans exceed his dreams, and soon he is the Viceroy of Ouidah, master of all slave trading in Dahomey. But the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Under the Sun

    The Letters of Bruce Chatwin

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    "Wonderful...the closest we are ever going to get to a Chatwin autobiography."-William Dalrymple, The Times Literary Supplement (London)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. This marvelous selection of letters-to his wife, to his parents, and to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Bruce Chatwin: A BBC Radio Collection

    In Patagonia & more

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    Narrated by Russell Tovey, Ian Hogg, Ioan Meredith, Patrick Malahide, Michael Siberry, James Purefoy, Ben Onwukwe, Clare Perkins, Gwen Watford, Mo Sesay, Ewan Bailey, Susannah Clapp, Full cast ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 9 min

    A collection of full-cast dramas and readings from the giant of travel writing – plus a bonus documentaryAuthor and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was one of the 20th Century’s most charismatic writers. His first book, In Patagonia, changed the face of travel writing and made him a literary sensation. Collected here are dramatisations and readings of some of his best-known work, as well as a bonus ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Songlines, The

    by Bruce Chatwin ...
    Narrated by James Langton ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 36 min

    International Bestseller: The famed travel writer and author of In Patagonia traverses Australia, exploring Aboriginal culture and song—and humanity's origins.Long ago, the creators wandered Australia and sang the landscape into being, naming every rock, tree, and watering hole in the great desert. Those songs were passed down to the Aboriginals, and for centuries they have served not only as a ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook