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The Songlines

by Bruce Chatwin

Part adventure story, part philosophical essay, this extraordinary book takes Bruce Chatwin into the heart of Australia on a search for the source and meaning of man's restless nature. (read review)

Top tags: australia, non-fiction, travel, aborgines, travel literature (all tags)

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Rated 4 stars

“Awesome story rich with history and real stories. I totally enjoyed learning what the songlines are and how they are seen by the Aboriginals and those outsiders. Very touching in certain places.”

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Rated 1 stars

“Ethnocentric! A white man's account of the Aboriginal experience. Too anthropological and too academic. A good thing to read to understand a white man's view of the "savages." This book is what's wrong when academia (white men) involves itself in qualifying other ways of life.”

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