THE SONGLINES 1992 Written in his own language

Written in his own language and in English

Nigeria to Japan

’ Daniel Browning

and what kind of relationship to create with the reader

Filled to the brim with stories that are uniquely Darwin

THE SONGLINES 1992 Written in his own languagePart adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines 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 Aboriginesthe labyrinth of invisible pathways by which their ancestors "sang" the world into existence. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller when it