by Bruce Chatwin · Ediciones Península · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499424521
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Immerse yourself in 'The Songlines', a fascinating exploration by Bruce Chatwin about the connection between Australian aborigines, their land, and their ancestral songs. Through his experience in Australia, Chatwin reveals the nature of nomads and reflects on the unsatisfied curiosity of modern man. This book is a mix of travel diary, autobiography, history, philosophy, and science, taking the reader on a metaphysical journey beyond the exotic and picturesque.
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".
