Although Chatwin did not succeed with "The Nomadic Alternative", he returned to his research when writing "The Songlines", which focused on the Aboriginal Australians' walkabout.
Although Chatwin did not succeed with "The Nomadic Alternative", he returned to the topic of restlessness and wandering in his subsequent books. Chatwin attempted to explain restlessness in "The Songlines", which focused on the Aboriginal Australians' walkabout.