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Bruce Chatwin
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Bruce Chatwin | |
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Bruce Chatwin as he appears on the cover of Nicholas Shakespeare's 2001 biography, Bruce Chatwin: a biography. | |
Born | May 13, 1940(1940-05-13) near Sheffield, England |
Died | January 18, 1989 (aged 48) Nice, France |
Occupation | Author, Travel Writer.
Art and Architecture Advisor |
Nationality | British |
Writing period | 1977 - 89 |
Genres | History, Travel, Non-fiction, Fiction |
Subjects | Patagonia, Slave Trade, Britain, Europe, Afghanistan |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Chanler |
Bruce Charles Chatwin (13 May1940 - 18 January1989) was an English novelist and travel writer.
Early life
Chatwin was born on 13 May1940 at his maternal grandparents' house in Dronfield, near Sheffield, England.
His mother, Margharita (née Turnell), had left the family home at Barnt Green, Worcestershire, and moved to her parents' home when Chatwin's father, Charles Chatwin, wen