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Bruce Chatwin by Nicholas Shakespeare

lelandbuck's review against another edition

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4.0

A wonderful biography of a fascinating person. Shakespeare writes with great admiration for his subject yet renders [a:Chatwin Bruce|7870328|Chatwin Bruce|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] as a fully-formed, dynamic person. One finishes with a great understanding of the writer, his motives, and his challenges.

I am eager to read more from [a:Nicholas Shakespeare|45488|Nicholas Shakespeare|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1385737902p2/45488.jpg], starting with [b:In Tasmania|673004|In Tasmania|Nicholas Shakespeare|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320477333s/673004.jpg|659029]

I would recommend this book for any who have been inspired by Chatwin's writings and would like to know more about the man.

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4.0

A well-told and intricate biography of a truly eccentric author. I had no idea, when I devoured In Patagonia and The Songlines back in the 80s, what demons drove Chatwin to produce those works of literary art.
Recommended.
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