Bruce Chatwin
English novelist (1940-1989) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 48
Charles Bruce Chatwin was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales.
Bruce Chatwin is read about 310 times a day, in 32 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Jorge Luis Borges Influenced Bruce
Jerome K. Jerome Influenced Bruce
Evelyn Waugh Influenced Bruce
Robert Byron Influenced Bruce
Werner Herzog Directed Cobra Verde (1987)
Mariana Enriquez Influenced by Bruce
Salvatore Basile Produced Cobra Verde (1987)
Andrew Grieve Directed On the Black Hill (1988)
Walter Saxer Produced Cobra Verde (1987)
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He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".
