Some notes about Chatwin

1. BRUCE CHATWIN
A GREAT WRITER AND TRAVELLER
HIS LIFE AND HIS WORKS
ARE DEEPLY INTERLINKED

2. A FATAL EYE
ILLNESS
LED HIM
TO TRAVEL AND
WRITE

3. HIS NOVELS ARE A MIXTURE OF
REPORTAGE AND PERSONAL
REFLECTIONS.
THEY ARE SAID TO BE SEMI-
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SINCE HIS
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS THE
BACKGROUND TO FACE MORE
SERIOUS ISSUES AS THE IMPACT
OF
MODERN CIVILIZATION ON THE
N A T I V E , A S E N S E O F
R E S T L E S S N E S S RO OT E D I N
HUMAN BEINGS DUE TO THEIR
NOMADIC PAST, SEARCH FOR
H A P P I N E S S , A M O R E
SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SYSTEM.
IS IT
POSSIBLE A
BETTER WORLD
FOR EVERYONE?

4. He invented a new form of novel
between travel literature, pure
fiction and the novel of ideas.
He
called this new way of writing “search”.
Generally there is a
practical
reason why he starts a
journey
but then he seems to set up an emotional
road map.

5. He follows his whimsical
characters, fascinated by
their anecdotes, personality.
But he also filters his travel
experience through his
readings, his studies and his
reflections.
His books aim at recreating a unique sense of place