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What Am I Doing Here?

Bruce Chatwin

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English
Vintage
08 January 1999
Bruce Chatwin was, in his life as in his art, forever in search of the extraordinary, the exotic and the unexpected.

In this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Ghandi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot'

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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   280g
ISBN:   9780099769811
ISBN 10:   0099769816
Pages:   384
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Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bruce Chatwin reinvented British travel writing with his first book, In Patagonia, and followed it with four other books, each unique and extraordinary. He died in 1989.

Reviews for What Am I Doing Here?

One of the greatest travellers and travel writers, who, sadly, died in 1989, recorded some of his journeys through life in this last book. He writes memorably of Malraux, Mrs Gandhi and Werner Herzog in action as he directs The Viceroy of Ouidah. His manner of observing is unique. (Kirkus UK)


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