Bruce Chatwin Autographs
Charles Bruce Chatwin FRSL (13 May 1940 – 18 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel On the Black Hill (1982), while his novel Utz (1988) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2008 The Times ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".
Chatwin was born in Sheffield. After completing his secondary education at Marlborough College, he went to work at the age of 18 at Sotheby's in London, where he gained an extensive knowledge of art and eventually ran the auction house's Antiquities and Impressionist Art departments. In 1966 he left Sotheby's to read archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, but he abandoned his studies after two years to pursue a career as a writer.
The Sunday Times Magazine hired Chatwin in 1972. He travelled the world for work and interviewed figures such as the politicians Indira Gandhi and André Malraux. He left the magazine in 1974 to visit Argentina and Chile, a trip that inspired his first book, In Patagonia (1977). He wrote five other books, including The Songlines (1987), about Aboriginal Australians, which was a bestseller. Chatwin contracted HIV/AIDS towards the end of his life, which contributed to declining health until his death in 1989.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Bruce Chatwin (Bruce CHATWIN / The Songlines Limited Edition Signed 1st Edition 1987) was sold in April 2026 for $524.00 while the cheapest item (Franklin Library, SIGNED First Edition, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines) found a new owner for $14.99 in April 2026. The month with the most items sold (13) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $57.50 for an autographed item of Bruce Chatwin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2025 with $351.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $25.00 was March 2023. In average, an autographed item from Bruce Chatwin is worth $62.50.
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