The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaladventurefresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and wide-ranging: a stylish non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
Follow Chatwin on his journey into the 'Red Centre' of Australia. Part autobiography, part story, part history, part anthropology. Teaches us how Aboriginal Australians perceive their landscapes, and negotiate with each other in that vast, nomadic environment.
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- Author
- Bruce Chatwin
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 335
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- Open Library
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