Bruce Chatwin, the insatiable nomad

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By: Céline Develay Mazurelle

In the pantheon of traveling writers, Briton Bruce Chatwin holds a resolutely special place. Consecrated leader in the 80s of “travel writing”, he however refused this term which he considered insignificant.

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At the same time, the author of "  In Patagonia  " or "  Song of the slopes  ", with his air of dandy adventurer, sent a packet of travelers, backpack, on the Argentinian or Australian trails.
Fascinated by the nomadic lifestyle, Bruce Chatwin was always leaving or returning from somewhere. Died in 1989 at the age of 48, he therefore made his short life a journey, a wandering, from Italy to Sudan, from Afghanistan to Benin, from Greece to Brazil. In doing so, he never stopped writing and nourishing through movement, study and encounters, the material for his future stories, often stories of distant and fascinating lives.
More than 30 years after her disappearance, follow us with Jennifer Lesieur, author of "  You will walk in the sun », A very personal biography of the writer, in the footsteps of this adventurous esthete who was as impatient as he was learned, who hated home and sedentary life.

This program is part of the Compagnons de route collection  , a series of radio portraits of writers-travelers.

→ To read:

- "  You will walk in the sun  ", by Jennifer Lesieur. Stock editions

- “  Complete Works  ”, by Bruce Chatwin. Grasset editions

- “  Songspirals : Sharing women's wisdom of Country through songlines  ”. Gay'Wu group of women.

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