Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin - Hardcover

Chatwin, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670022462 ISBN 13: 9780670022465

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2011

Synopsis

A definitive collection of personal correspondence by the late author of such works as In Patagonia 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.

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Review:

"It seems that Chatwin is narrating his own life, from the false starts, unsatisfying jobs, unfinished studies and unpublished writing to the precipitate moves, the eruptions of boredom and the infatuations with people, with places, with ideas. These letters burst with affectionate salutations, explosions of rage, sudden enthusiasms" (Paul Theroux Daily Telegraph)

"This collection should be cherished not least because it is Chatwin's last" (New Statesman)

"The editors brief and beautifully pointed comments in the footnotes provide some of the most enjoyable moments in this book" (Sunday Telegraph)

"A masterpiece of sympathetic and diligent editing, absolutely fascinating and larded with acerbic comments from Shakespeare's joint editor, Elizabeth Chatwin" (Spectator)

"Every drop of Chatwin is worth it. The same exquisite observations found in his novels and the penetrating ideas found in his essays infuse even his most casual letters" (Independent on Sunday)

Book Description:

The definitive collection of the letters of the enigmatic writer, providing new perspectives on his extraordinary life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0670022462
• ISBN 13: 9780670022465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 554
• Editor: Chatwin Elizabeth, Shakespeare Nicholas