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Chatwin, Bruce.
In Patagonia.
Publisher: Folio Society, London;
Date of Publication: 2010
Stock Code: 14200
FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp., 235. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates.. Quarter gold cloth over corrugated silver boards. Gold title and black silhouette motif to upper board, with black titles to spine. Housed in a plain yellow slipcase. Spine is ever so slightly sunned, otherwise near fine. Charles Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. In Patagonia (1977) was his first book, inspired by a trip to Argentina in 1974. The book discusses the landscape and wildlife of Patagonia, the history of European exploration and settlement, and the fate of the indigenous population. The New York Times considered the book a "little masterpiece of travel, history, and adventure." While “In Patagonia” established Chatwin as a travel writer, he considered himself a storyteller and many of his books intertwined fictionalised accounts within his stories, which were consistently about the restlessness of human nature. £50.00