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What Am I Doing Here?

By: Bruce Chatwin
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The audio edition of What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin.

In this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Ghandi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot'

©2019 Bruce Chatwin (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Art & Literature Authors Cultural & Regional Travel Writing & Commentary Nepal Imperialism

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I’ve listened to In Patagonia, The Songlines and What am I Doing Here. Bruce Chatwin narrated by Hugh Fraser is such a wonderful combination. I hope you enjoy listening to these stories as much as I have.

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