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BooksadventureThe songlines
Cover of The songlines by Bruce Chatwin

The songlines,

by Bruce Chatwin

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Rating3.6/ 5
Ratings14
Pages308
Reading Hours6h
Published1987
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

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Follow Chatwin on his journey into the 'Red Centre' of Australia. Part autobiography, part story, part history, part anthropology. Teaches us how Aboriginal Australians perceive their landscapes, and negotiate with each other in that vast, nomadic environment.

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§About the Author

Bruce Chatwin

2 books in catalog

Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist, and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia, established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. - Wikipedia

§Editions

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The songlines

engPaperback308 pgs
Penguin Mass Market19870140094296
§Genres
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ISBN-100140094296

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