Quote by: Bruce Chatwin

Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one.


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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