1998, ISBN: 9780099769514

Kartoniert, 260 Seiten, Mit Fotos, 1 Ktn.-Skizz., 198mm x 130mm x 22mm, Sprache(n): eng Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marlborough School he began work as a … More...

Kartoniert, 260 Seiten, Mit Fotos, 1 Ktn.-Skizz., 198mm x 130mm x 22mm, Sprache(n): eng Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marlborough School he began work as a porter at Sotheby's. Eight years later, having become one of Sotheby's youngest directors, he abandoned his job to pursue his passion for world travel. Between 1972 and 1975 he worked for the Sunday Times, before announcing his next departure in a telegram: 'Gone to Patagonia for six months.' This trip inspired the first of Chatwin's books, In Patagonia, which won the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M. Forster Award and launched his writing career. Two of his books have been made into feature films: The Viceroy of Ouidah (retitled Cobra Verde), directed by Werner Herzog, and Andrew Grieve's On the Black Hill. On publication The Songlines went straight to Number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller list and remained in the top ten for nine months. On the Black Hill won the Whitbread First Novel Award while his novel Utz was nominated for the 1988 Booker Prize. He died in January 1989, aged forty-eight.Bruce Chatwin (Author) Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marlborough School he began work as a porter at Sotheby's. Eight years later, having become one of Sotheby's youngest directors, he abandoned his job to pursue his passion for world travel. Between 1972 and 1975 he worked for the Sunday Times, before announcing his next departure in a telegram: 'Gone to Patagonia for six months.' This trip inspired the first of Chatwin's books, In Patagonia, which won the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M. Forster Award and launched his writing career. Two of his books have been made into feature films: The Viceroy of Ouidah (retitled Cobra Verde), directed by Werner Herzog, and Andrew Grieve's On the Black Hill. On publication The Songlines went straight to Number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller list and remained in the top ten for nine months. On the Black Hill won the Whitbread First Novel Award while his novel Utz was nominated for the 1988 Booker Prize. He died in January 1989, aged forty-eight.Nicholas Shakespeare (Introducer) Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His books have been translated into twenty-two languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs, Inheritance, Priscilla and Six Minutes in May. He has been longlisted for the Booker Prize twice, was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Versand D: 1,50 EUR into thin air, paul theroux, ian fleming, true life stories, travel writing, real life, colin thubron, nicholas shakespeare, on the black, his american classic, peter matthiessen, w g sebald, mark walters, road to character, charisma, personality, autobiography, chile travel guide, natures wild ideas, prehistoric non-fiction, travel non-fiction, lonely planet ecuador, biography, biographies, wanderlust, nature, autobiographies, Entdeckung (geografisch), Erinnerung / Historische Autobiographien, Patagonien, Reisebericht, Reisebericht - Reisebeschreibung, Reisetagebuch, Chile, Englische Bücher / Reise / Amerika, Erinnerung / Militär, Polizei, Feuerwehr, Justiz, Argentinien, [PU:Random House UK Ltd]<

1998, ISBN: 9780099769514

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Random House UK Ltd], Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marlborough School he began work as a porter at Sotheby's. Eight years later, ha… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Random House UK Ltd], Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marlborough School he began work as a porter at Sotheby's. Eight years later, having become one of Sotheby's youngest directors, he abandoned his job to pursue his passion for world travel. Between 1972 and 1975 he worked for the Sunday Times, before announcing his next departure in a telegram: 'Gone to Patagonia for six months.' This trip inspired the first of Chatwin's books, In Patagonia, which won the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M. Forster Award and launched his writing career. Two of his books have been made into feature films: The Viceroy of Ouidah (retitled Cobra Verde), directed by Werner Herzog, and Andrew Grieve's On the Black Hill. On publication The Songlines went straight to Number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller list and remained in the top ten for nine months. On the Black Hill won the Whitbread First Novel Award while his novel Utz was nominated for the 1988 Booker Prize. He died in January 1989, aged..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 260, [GW: 223g], Neuausg., Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

1998, ISBN: 0099769514

Neuausg. Kartoniert / Broschiert Entdeckung (geografisch), Erinnerung / Historische Autobiographien, Patagonien, Reisebericht, Reisebericht - Reisebeschreibung, Reisetagebuch, Chile, En… More...

Neuausg. Kartoniert / Broschiert Entdeckung (geografisch), Erinnerung / Historische Autobiographien, Patagonien, Reisebericht, Reisebericht - Reisebeschreibung, Reisetagebuch, Chile, Englische Bücher / Reise / Amerika, Erinnerung / Militär, Polizei, Feuerwehr, Justiz, Argentinien, Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Geographische Entdeckungen und Erforschungen, Reiseberichte, Reiseliteratur, Biografie: Abenteurer und Entdecker, into thin air; paul theroux; ian fleming; true life stories; travel writing; real life; colin thubron; nicholas shakespeare; on the black; his american classic; peter matthiessen; w g sebald; mark walters; road to character; charisma; personality; autobiography; chile travel guide; natures wild ideas; prehistoric non-fiction; travel non-fiction; lonely planet ecuador; biography; biographies; wanderlust; nature; autobiographies, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Random House UK Ltd]<

ISBN: 9780099769514

'The book that redefined travel writing' GuardianBruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel book With its unique, roving structure and beauti… More...

'The book that redefined travel writing' GuardianBruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel book With its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale. Bruce Chatwin’s journey to a remote country in search of a strange beast brings along with it a cast of fascinating characters. Their stories delay him on the road, but will have you tearing through to the book’s end.‘It is hard to pin down what makes In Patagonia so unique, but, in the end, it is Chatwin’s brilliant personality that makes it what it is… His form of travel was not about getting from A to B. It was about internal landscapes’ Sunday Times Books Bruce Chatwin|Paperback|Vintage Publishing|03/12/1998, Vintage Publishing<

2011, ISBN: 9780099769514

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Random House UK Vintage, London], Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chat… More...

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Random House UK Vintage, London], Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin s travels to a remote country in search, DE, [SC: 2.95], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Taschenbuch, 288, [GW: 223g], Neuausg, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Sonstiges - Englisch]<