The Dogear
Cover of The Songlines

The Songlines

by Bruce Chatwin

1987 · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Follow Chatwin on his journey into the 'Red Centre' of Australia. Part autobiography, part story, part history, part anthropology. Teaches us how Aboriginal Australians perceive their landscapes, and negotiate with each other in that vast, nomadic environment.

Set in

  • ★
    Alice Springs · Australia
    Primary setting — central Australia Aboriginal songlines
    ★ primary

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