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by Bruce Chatwin · Adelphi · tapa blanda · 223 pages
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Este libro es un viaje fascinante a través de la mente y las experiencias de Bruce Chatwin, explorando su profunda inquietud y su devoción por la alternativa nómada. A través de una colección de escritos que abarcan veinte años, desde 1968 hasta 1987, la obra revela las múltiples facetas de Chatwin como experto en arte, arqueólogo, periodista y narrador infatigable. La narrativa se compone de relatos breves, bocetos de viajes y retratos que intentan responder por qué el nomadismo surge como una alternativa vital frente a la civilización convencional. Es una pieza esencial para comprender la esencia de un autor que vivió su vida como un ave migratoria, siempre en busca de nuevos horizontes.

Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".