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The book, of course, was always intended to be made up of byways: it was meant to slope off, to jump backwards and forwards in time, to slip from description to speculation, from history to evocation.
— Aug 09, 2022 09:40PM
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Jim
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[Bruce Chatwin] was sent to collect a painting by Cézanne—a painting for which an export license would not have been granted; like most Cézannes, the picture was unsigned. Chatwin borrowed a collapsible easel and a paint set, He wrapped the picture up in oil-cloth and tucked it under his arm. When challenged by Customs, he declared: "Moi-même, je suis peintre."
— Sep 23, 2026 09:39PM
Jim
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If Bruce Chatwin had been portly, myopic and mouse-haired his life and reputation would have been quite different.
— Sep 21, 2026 09:42PM
Jim
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The Viceroy of Ouida is the least immediately beguiling, though not the least accomplished of Chatwin's books. It is the most jeweled and the most horror-filled: there are knifings, brandings of flesh, poisonings, cholera, beatings, pus and dysentery.
— Aug 10, 2022 09:09PM