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Chatwin was born in England into a family of " ... professional people, architects and lawyers, who did ¬ go in for trade. There were, however, scattered among my forebears and relatives, a number...
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"I have a compulsion to wander and a compulsion to return--a homing instinct like a migrating bird," Bruce Chatwin wrote in a 24 February 1969 letter to Tom Maschler, his editor at Jonathan Cape. "Tru...
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Despite the critical acclaim for his travel sketches and books, Bruce Chatwin disliked being labeled a travel writer. He conceded, however, that travel was central to his writing and that he could not...
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Critical Essay by Alastair Reid
Since tourists took over from travellers, the times have not been kind to those few, rare writers who have always seen the world well for us—who filter unknown l...
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Bruce Chatwin
(Charles) Bruce Chatwin
Critical Essay by Alastair Reid
