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 Bruce Chatwin, combining fiction and non-fiction. Chatwin describes a trip to Australia which he has taken for the express purpose of researching Aboriginal song and its connections to nomadic travel. Discussions with Australians, many of them Indigenous Australians, yield insights into Outback culture, Aboriginal culture and religion, and the Aboriginal land rights movement.