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This gives the book its brisk pace but confounds any sense of time or space, a curious effect given the vastness of patagonia. When i picked it up, i knew i would be reading something out of my normal reading range, though i wasnt sure in. The 40th anniversary edition of in patagonia by bruce chatwin is published by vintage on 5 october. Bruce chatwin in patagonia travel narrative 1989 paper 204 pages favorite. Firstly, it lacked direction, or itinerary, that would give me a clear scope of chatwin s journey.
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