Dimensions
129 x 198 x 42mm
Bruce Chatwin's death from AIDS in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end. His reputation as a storyteller has grown over the last decade, and his exquisite, subtle texts continue to inspire readers all over the world. The books that followed his first success with 'In Patagonia' confirmed his status as a major writer able to reinvent himself constantly.
Bruce Chatwin was different things to different people: a director at Sotheby's, an archaeologist, a journalist, photographer and art-collector. Married for 23 years he was also an active homosexual. He was at once a socialite, mixing with the rich and famous and a loner who explored the limits of extreme solitude.
In 1991, Nicholas Shakespeare was given unrestricted access to Chatwin's private notebooks, diaries and letters. Across five continents he has gathered evidence from Chatwin's friends, family, hosts, enemies and lovers. Looking for the Chatwin behind the masks, he has written the definitive biography of one of the most charismatic and elusive literary figures of our time.
