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What am I Doing Here? (Vintage Classics)

By: Bruce Chatwin
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0099769816
ISBN-13: 9780099769811
Released: 28 Nov 1998
RRP: £7.99
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Fascinating combination of travel experiences and erudition - By: soniaargaud@hotmail.com, 06 Jan 2002
In an effort to leave a testifying legacy of his memories & mesmerizing knowledge, Mr Chatwin shares with the reader a careful selection of his numerous travels & adventures, which lead us with him to the beautiful & the bizarre.
The stories are cleverly intertwined with recollections of his encounters with key contemporary thinkers & personalities.
This gives him a platform to also reveal his vast erudition & to touch on cultural & philosophical reflections.
He may sometimes verge on a certain intellectual arrogance, but one can only forgive the precise writer & the well-travelled thinker.
My favourite story? His encounter with Andre Malraux. How about yours?
Wonderful - By: , 25 May 1999
A number of delightful short stories from one of our most erudite, charming & complex writers penned shortly before he died so tragicallly. Chatwin's immense spirit & unflagging interest in the World around him leap from the pages.