Bruce Chatwin

Nicholas Shakespeare

$39.99

Other merchandise

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Vintage
07 April 2000

Biography; Biography: general; Literary studies: from c 1900 -

Beautifully written and critically acclaimed, this is the definitive biography of one of our most fascinating cultural icons

Bruce Chatwin's death in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end, since he burst onto the literary scene in 1977 with his first book, In Patagonia.

Chatwin himself was different things to different people- a journalist, a photographer, an art collector, a restless traveller and a bestselling author; he was also a married man, an active homosexual, a socialite who loved to mix with the rich and famous, and a single-minded loner who explored the limits of extreme solitude.

From unrestricted access to Chatwin's private notebooks, diaries and letters, Nicholas Shakespeare has compiled the definitive biography of one of the most charismatic and elusive literary figures of our time.

'A magnificent work of empathy and detection' Colin Thubron, Sunday Times

'Utterly compelling' Philip Marsden, Mail on Sunday

'A fascinating account of the man behind the myth' Ian Thomson, Guardian

By: Nicholas Shakespeare
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780099289975
ISBN 10: 0099289970
Pages: 604
Publication Date: 07 April 2000
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Bruce Chatwin

Author and broadcaster Shakespeare has achieved something great with this revealing assessment of Chatwin, writer and traveller - a man behind many masks, 'the ultimate story-teller' in the words of German film director Werner Herzog. Chatwin's reputation since his death from AIDS has grown significantly and the author, having gained access to private notebooks, diaries and letters, has created here a definitive biography of one of the world's most elusive literary figures. In this book you will travel through five continents in his footsteps and come close to seeing the fascinating man whose ultimate story was his own self-mythology. (Kirkus UK)