“Chatwin is so diverse in his subjects.. This is one of my favorite books of his, covering the aboriginal tribes of Australia by using the stories of their songlines. A people remarkably close in recent history to primitive talents, seeing and sensing over huge distances, tracking and providing for their nomadic families, the aborigines remain a world away from me. Bruce Chatwin gave me the closest experience I'll ever have (next to the famous mysteries of the late Arthur Upfield) of their rich culture, long suppressed.”
Diana L wrote this review Friday, January 4 2008.
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