The Songlines

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The Songlines

First edition
Author	Bruce Chatwin
Language	English
Publisher	Franklin Press
Publication date	1987[1]
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

The Songlines is a 1987 book written by British novelist and travel writer Bruce Chatwin about the songs of Aboriginal Australians and their connections to nomadic travel. A roman à clef that combines novel, travelogue, and memoir, Chatwin blends elements of fiction and non-fiction to describe a trip to Australia's Northern Territory in search of a better understanding of Aboriginal culture and religion, the Aboriginal land rights movement, and the Australian Outback more generally. The book is Chatwin's most famous work, a best seller upon publication in both the United States and United Kingdom.^[2]