Bibliograph

Under the sun, the letters of Bruce Chatwin, selected and edited by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare

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Under the sun, the letters of Bruce Chatwin, selected and edited by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

letters

Main title

Under the sun

Oclc number

650211136

Responsibility statement

selected and edited by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare

Sub title

the letters of Bruce Chatwin

Summary

A definitive collection of personal correspondence by the late author offers insight into his life and perspectives and includes letters written to family members and friends including Patrick Leigh Fermor, Paul Theroux, and Susan Sontag

Table Of Contents

Schooldays: 1948-58 -- Sotheby's: 1959-66 -- Edinburgh: 1966-8 -- The nomadic alternative: 1969-72 -- Sunday times: 1972-4 -- Gone to Patagonia: 1974-6 -- The viceroy of Ouidah: 1976-80 -- On the Black Hill: 1980-83 -- The songlines: 1983-5 -- China and India: 1985-6 -- Homer End: 1986-8 -- Oxford and France: 1988-9

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