The Songlines - (Penguin Classics) by Bruce Chatwin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin Inc. 1987; published in Penguin Books 1988"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><p>For its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin's classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart</p></b><p>Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, <i>The Songlines</i> is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. Set in the desolate lands of the Australian Outback, it tells the story of Chatwin's search for the source and meaning of the ancient dreaming tracks of the Aborigines--the labyrinth of invisible pathways by which their ancestors sang the world into existence. This singular book, which was a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller when it was published in 1987, engages all of Chatwin's lifelong passions, including his obsession with travel, his interest in the nomadic way of life, and his hunger to understand man's origins and nature. <p/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A blend of travelogue, memoir, history, philosophy, science, meditation, and commonplace book...Chatwin's astonishing style captures the metamorphoses of his own 'Walkabout'....He takes the travel genre beyond exoticism and the simple picturesque into the metaphysical.--<i>The Boston Globe</i><p>The riches of <b>The Songlines</b> are varied and artfully stashed. Chatwin's physical journey over Australia's parched hide corresponds to his intellectual excursions, which are full of surprising turns.--<i>Time</i><p>No ordinary book ever issues from Bruce Chatwin. Each bears the imprint of a dazzingly original mind.--<i>Newsday</i></p></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bruce Chatwin</b> (1940-1989) was the author of <i>In Patagonia</i>, <i>The Viceroy of Ouidah</i>, <i>On the Black Hill</i>, <i>The Songlines</i>, and <i>Utz</i>. His other books are <i>What Am I Doing Here</i> and <i>Anatomy of Restlessness</i>, posthumous anthologies of shorter works, and <i>Far Journeys</i>, a collection of his photographs that also includes selections from his travel notebooks. <p/><b>Rory Stewart </b>is the author of <i>The Prince of the Marshes </i>and <i>The Places in Between</i>.
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