REVIEW PATAGONIA IN ATHENS GA

REVIEW PATAGONIA IN ATHENS GA

REVIEW PATAGONIA IN ATHENS GA

The masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnight

An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwins exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remarkable bits of history, and unforgettable anecdotes. Fueled by an unmistakable lust for life and adventure and a singular gift for storytelling, Chatwin treks through "the uttermost part of the earth"—that stretch of land at the southern tip of South America, where bandits were once made welcome—in search of almost-forgotten legends, the descendants of Welsh immigrants, and the log cabin built by Butch Cassidy. An instant classic upon publication in 1977, In Patagonia is a masterpiece that has cast a long shadow upon the literary world.

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Amazon Review
Fascinated by Patagonia since an early childhood lust for Grandmas scrap of hairy Giant Sloth skin, Chatwins also intrigued by odd miners and the log cabin built by Butch Cassidy in Cholila. In 1977 the London Observer called it "a brilliant travel book," and while Chatwins no longer alive (he died in 1989), his book still glows. From Rio Negro to the southernmost town of Ushuaia, Chatwin depicts all in writing as spare as the Patagonian desert itself, and as vibrant as the purple clouds off Last Hope Sound. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review
"A book to stand on the shelf with Graham Greene, Somerset Maugham, and Paul Theroux." —The New York Times Book Review"Bruce Chatwin joins the ranks of the great British travel writers with In Patagonia." —The Washington Post