Bruce Chatwin

Charles Bruce Chatwin FRSL (13 May 1940 – 18 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), made him a well known travel writer.

He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945". He was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Chatwin died on 18 January 1989 in Nice, France from HIV/AIDS at the age of 48.^[1]

References

↑ Shakespeare (1999). Bruce Chatwin. p. 489. ISBN 9781860465444.

Other websites

"Bruce Chatwin", a resource for news related to Bruce Chatwin and his work
"On the Black Hill." Entry in Literary Encyclopedia
"The Songlines." Entry in Literary Encyclopedia
"Bruce Chatwin." Entry in Literary Encyclopedia
Moleskine official website
Bruce Chatwin on IMDb
Archive of (Charles) Bruce Chatwin; Bodleian Libraries

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[1] Shakespeare (1999). Bruce Chatwin. p. 489. ISBN 9781860465444.

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