{"product_id":"9780099289975","title":"Bruce Chatwin","description":"Author: Shakespeare, Nicholas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099289975\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 656\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written and critically acclaimed, this is the definitive biography of one of our most fascinating cultural icons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Chatwin's death in 1989 brought a meteoric career to an abrupt end, since he burst onto the literary scene in 1977 with his first book, \u003ci\u003eIn Patagonia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChatwin himself was different things to different people- a journalist, a photographer, an art collector, a restless traveller and a bestselling author; he was also a married man, an active homosexual, a socialite who loved to mix with the rich and famous, and a single-minded loner who explored the limits of extreme solitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom unrestricted access to Chatwin's private notebooks, diaries and letters, Nicholas Shakespeare has compiled the definitive biography of one of the most charismatic and elusive literary figures of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003emagnificent \u003c\/b\u003ework of empathy and detection'\u003cbr\u003eColin Thubron, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cb\u003eUtterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Marsden, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e account of the man behind the myth'\u003cbr\u003eIan Thomson, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47421660889246,"sku":"UBD-9780099289975","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099289975.jpg?v=1780548602","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099289975","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}