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Lopez, Barry Holstun was born on January 6, 1945 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Adrian Bernard and Mary Frances (Holstun) Lopez.
(In this collection of twelve stories, Barry Lopez—the Nat...)
In this collection of twelve stories, Barry Lopez—the National Book Award–winning author of Arctic Dreams and one of our most admired writers—evokes the longing we feel for beauty in our relationships with one another, with the past, and with nature. An anthropologist traveling with an aboriginal people finds that, because of his aggressive desire to understand them, they remain always disturbingly unknowable. A successful financial consultant, failing to discover his roots in Africa, jogs from Connecticut to the Pacific Ocean in order to forge an indigenous connection to the American landscape. A paleontologist is haunted by visions of wildlife in a vacant lot in Manhattan. In simple, crystalline prose, Lopez evokes a sense of the magic and marvelous strangeness of the world, and a deep compassion for the human predicament.
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(Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated ...)
Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.
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From the back cover: Sensitive and lyrical... a magic evocation - Publishers Weekly You walk through the dust of the desert floor in a silence so vast you can hear a man breathe at twenty yards. The desert - where the sun rises and sets, turning green to blue and red to gold: where ancient caves and strange formation, wide open spaces and limitless sky, the wind, the raven, the rattlesnake, and the coyote play parts in a land of breathtaking loneliness and endless fascination.
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( Two of Lopez’s collections of short fiction in one exhi...)
Two of Lopez’s collections of short fiction in one exhilarating and profoundly beautiful volume To National Book Award–winning author Barry Lopez, the desert and the river are landscapes alive with poetry, mystery, seduction, and enchantment. In these two works of fiction, the narrator responds viscerally and emotionally to their moods and changes, their secrets and silences, and their unique power. Desert Notes portrays the mystical power of an American desert, and the reflections it sparks in the characters who travel there. River Notes, a companion piece, celebrates the wild life forces of a river, calling readers to think deeply on identity and about the hopefulness of their onward journeys, with a lyrical collection of memories, stories, and dreams. From an evocative tale of finding a hot spring in a desert to a meditation on the thoughts and dreams of herons, Lopez offers enthralling stories that enable us to see and feel the rhythms of the wilderness. These sojourns bring readers a specific sense of the darkness, light, and resolve that we encounter within ourselves when away from home. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barry Lopez including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
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Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the greatest modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions. “Lopez has such great narrative skill and uses his words so carefully the simple intensity is often nearly overwhelming.” —The Oregonian Barry Lopez is an unparalleled explorer of the relationship between humanity and nature, one he limns in prose as beautiful as it is economical. His essays and short fiction have appeared everywhere from Outside to Harper’s and The Paris Review. He is the winner of a 1986 National Book Award for his bestselling Arctic Dreams. Vintage Lopez is divided into two parts, nonfiction and fiction. It includes “Landscape and Narrative” ; the prologue to Arctic Dreams; and such classic short stories “The Entreaty of the Wiideema” and “The Mappist.” Also included, for the first time in book form, the essay “The Naturalist.”
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"A brilliantly written and totally original New World adventure." - Jean Craighead George Long ago, when people and animals spoke the same language, two young men left their tribe to make an adventurous voyage through the wilderness, into the unknown northland. Set in the mythic past and inspired by the traditions of the North American Plains people, this fable of self-discovery follows Crow and Weasel as they face unfamiliar perils on a quest for knowledge and wisdom. Conquering their innermost fears, the two heroes come of age and learn more than they ever could have imagined--about humanity's relationship to the land, the importance of respecting other peoples and giving thanks, and even the ery nature of friendship itself.
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(Here, for the first time in one volume, are two of Lopez'...)
Here, for the first time in one volume, are two of Lopez's masterpieces, River Notes and Desert Notes. From the thundering power of the river's swift current, to the stillness of clear freshwater pools; to desert springs, birds and wind, and rattlesnakes . . . and the terrible intrusion of man, Lopez allows us to share moments of intense personal experience as man tries to come to terms with the Earth's landscape, and with his own existence.
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(Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool -- Old Man Coyote is th...)
Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool -- Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey -- often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites -- he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire . . . and death. Barry Lopez -- National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for his bestselling masterwork Of Wolves and Men -- has collected sixty-eight tales from forty-two tribes, and brings to life a timeless myth that abounds with sly wit, erotic adventure, and rueful wisdom.
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("A celebration of a strange elemental landscape - of the ...)
"A celebration of a strange elemental landscape - of the animals and people who live there; of its history and future; of the dreams it inspires. Above all it is about the relationship between human imagination and the landscape"
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Lopez, Barry Holstun was born on January 6, 1945 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Adrian Bernard and Mary Frances (Holstun) Lopez.
Degree, New York University, 1963. Bachelor cum laude, University Notre Dame, 1966. Master of Arts in Teaching, University Notre Dame, 1968.
Postgraduate, University Oregon, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Whittier College, 1988. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Portland, 1994.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Texas Technology University, 2000. Doctor of Humane Letters in Environmental Studies (honorary), Utah State University, 2002. Attended, New York University, 1963.
Free-lance writer, since 1970. Associate Media Studies Center at Columbia University, New York City, since 1985. Member United States.Cultural Delegation to China, 1988.
(In this collection of twelve stories, Barry Lopez—the Nat...)
( Two of Lopez’s collections of short fiction in one exhi...)
(Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated ...)
(Suddenly, we are at the very heart of one of nature's mos...)
("A celebration of a strange elemental landscape - of the ...)
(Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the...)
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Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, Authors Guild, Poets and Writers. M C.
Married Sandra Jean Landers, June 10, 1967 (divorced January 16, 1999), Married Debra Arleen Gwartney, December 15, 2007.