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The Songlines
- Author
- Bruce Chatwin
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 24 October 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Bruce Chatwin provides a fascinating background to indigenous Australian life.
The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. Along these lines, Aboriginals passed the songs which revealed the creation of the land and the secrets of its past. In this magical account, Chatwin recalls his travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories.
© Bruce Chatwin 1987 (P) Penguin Audio 2019
Critics Review
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That Chatwin is one of the most distinct and original writers we have is confirmed by the publication of another quite remarkable book
Nicholas Shakespeare
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The songlines emerge as invisible pathways connecting up all over Australia: ancient tracks made of songs which tell of the creation of the land. The Aboriginals' religious duty is ritually to travel the land, singing the Ancestors' songs: singing the world into being afresh. The Songlines is one man's impassioned song
Sunday Telegraph
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Chatwin is not simply describing another culture; he is also making cautious assertions about human nature. Towards the end of his life Sartre wondered why people still write novels; had he read Chatwin's he might have found new excitement in the genre
Sunday Times
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Chatwin delves into aspects of landscape that are beyond road signs and highways, and into a way of living that is entirely alien to the average European… those who are open to a bit of a wander will adore it
Evening Herald
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Details
- Author
- Bruce Chatwin
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Duration
- 9 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781473574595
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Classic travel writing, Social and cultural anthropology
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.The audio edition of The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. Along these lines Aboriginals passed the songs which revealed the creation of the land and the secrets of its past. In this magical account Chatwin recalls his travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories.
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