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Bruce Chatwin

1940 - 1989

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Charles Bruce Chatwin (13 May 1940 – 18 January 1989) 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. 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Chatwin is the 981st most popular writer (down from 903rd in 2019), the 916th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 681st in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Writer.

Bruce Chatwin is most famous for his book, In Patagonia. The book is a travelogue of Chatwin's travels in Patagonia, a region of South America.

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Among writers, Bruce Chatwin ranks 981 out of 7,302. Before him are Abraham Abulafia, Sonia Rykiel, Hélène Cixous, Avienus, Sin Saimdang, and Victorien Sardou. After him are Heinrich Kramer, Philip Pullman, Basava, George of Pisidia, George Gissing, and Lawrence Durrell.

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Among people born in 1940, Bruce Chatwin ranks 86. Before him are Burt Young, Joachim Frank, Isdal Woman, Lance Henriksen, Shahnaz Pahlavi, and Shozo Tsugitani. After him are Mina, Arieh Warshel, Marlène Jobert, Milena Dravić, John Gotti, and Al Jarreau. Among people deceased in 1989, Bruce Chatwin ranks 42. Before him are John Cassavetes, Sugar Ray Robinson, Giuseppe Siri, Danilo Kiš, Leon Festinger, and Cornel Wilde. After him are Charles J. Pedersen, Joris Ivens, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Uichiro Hatta, Kōnosuke Matsushita, and Gaetano Scirea.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bruce Chatwin ranks 916 out of 8,785. Before him are Graham Taylor (1944), Peter Mansfield (1933), Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), William Huggins (1824), Louise of Great Britain (1724), and Christian Bale (1974). After him are Philip Pullman (1946), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), David A. Stewart (1952), George Gissing (1857), Ronnie Wood (1947), and Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Bruce Chatwin ranks 98. Before him are Christopher Tolkien (1924), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), David Irving (1938), Percy Fawcett (1867), and Samuel Butler (1612). After him are Philip Pullman (1946), George Gissing (1857), E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), and Thomas Malory (1405).

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