1940
Bruce Chatwin, English author (died 1989)
Bruce Chatwin, English author (died 1989)
Bruce Chatwin, English author (died 1989)
Bruce Chatwin
English writer, novelist and journalist (1940–1989)
- Born
- 1940
Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".