Ritorno in Patagonia

Breve (e godibile) dialogo alternato ed a distanza tra due viaggiatori che raccontano uno dei luoghi più leggendari che hanno percorso entrambi ma non insieme: in questo senso si tratta veramente _per entrambi_ di in "ritorno".

Rare little book that I happened upon this weekend, although to be frank, if you've read the parent volumes, then there's really not a great deal here that is new. Bruce Chatwin's "In Patagonia" is widely credited with kicking off the modern genre of travel literature, a genre that has gone from str Leggi tutto

In my opinion this tiny book is largely a waste of good trees

Paul Theroux Bruce Chatwin This small nugget of a book (very old edition, with an endearing illustration of a horseback rider stamped between all the sections - thanks Brooklyn Public Library!) made a great travel companion in South America. Beyond their basic premise of Patagonia as a metaphor for th Leggi tutto

A good book to complete a Patagonian trilogy started by Chatwin (In Patagonia) and Theroux (The old patagonian express). It basically repeats some of the most interesting insights of the two books (the patagonian myths, Butch Cassidy etc.) with some deeper notes. A short and easy read made by two of t Leggi tutto

3 stelle e ½. Non particolarmente significativo. Dopo aver letto "In Patagonia", più che esaustivo, questo è perdibile.

I know Chatwin and Theroux have their own full-length books on Patagonia, but neither were available at my library when I sussed out the Argentina section. I feel this short volume - although it has some interesting content - is a bit of a runner-up/afterthought kinda book to their first travelogues Leggi tutto

Pubblicato nel 1985 in occasione di una conferenza, scritto a quattro mani, «Ritorno in Patagonia» segna la sintesi e l’aggiornamento dei due testi sulla Patagonia scritti dai due autori qualche anno prima («The Old Patagonian Express» nel 1979 da Theroux e «In Patagonia» di Chatwin del 1982). In pa Leggi tutto

I have long planned to read IN PATAGONIA by Chatwin, but have yet to fulfill that goal, and after watching Herzog's moving tribute to Chatwin, I perused the library records and obtained this little gem. I have read and liked Theroux, so it was a nice little treat, apparently the result of a lecture

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. A fascinating account of this virtually unknown part of world told essentially by reference to literary excerpts. The early Welsh settlers' story is told, as is an alternative history of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and perhaps how the western view Leggi tutto