Quote by: Bruce Chatwin

The usual run of children's books left me cold, and at the age of six I decided to write a book of my own. I managed the first line, 'I am a swallow.' Then I looked up and asked, 'How do you spell telephone wires?


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Author Bio


  • NameBruce Chatwin
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist
  • BornMay 13, 1940
  • DiedJanuary 18, 1989
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize