In Patagonia

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In Patagonia is a travel book in the English language, written by Bruce Chatwin and published in 1977. Its ingenuity has become a source of inspiration for travel writers. However, its colonialist tone has turned others off as Chatwin has a penchant to describe "locals" in less than glowing terms.

fthat live there. Chatwin's fascination with Patagonia had its roots in a scrap of mylodon skin that an ancestor had sent to his relatives in England.