In Patagonia
40th Anniversary Edition
by Bruce Chatwin
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Argentina, Travel, and Most Recommended Books.
When Bruce Chatwin?s In Patagonia was published in 1977 it heralded the arrival of a startling new talent in British literature. Critics were surprised and spellbound by a story of an adventure which blurred the boundaries between travel writing, biography, history and memoir. All readers recognised its timeless quality ? Auberon Waugh went as far ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in About Argentina, Travel, and Most Recommended Books.
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