ARGONAUT BOOKS

That Chatwin is one of the most distinct and original writers we have is confirmed by the publication of another quite remarkable bookNicholas ShakespeareThe 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 songSunday Telegraph - David SextonChatwin is not simply describing another culture; he is also making cautious assertions about h...Read More