Description: Six short stories about the natural world by the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams
Brief description: Barry Lopez was an essayist, author, and short-story writer who traveled extensively in both remote and populated parts of the world. He is the author of Arctic Dreams, which received the National Book Award; Horizon, Of Wolves and Men, Home Ground: A Guide to the American Landscape; and eight works of fiction, including Outside, Light Action in the Caribbean, Field Notes, and Resistance. He is the author of Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects with Julia Martin. His essays are collected in two books, Crossing Open Ground and About This Life. Lopez lived in western Oregon.
Review Quotes: "A stunning volume to be savored in a quiet, reflective mood." - Kirkus Reviews
"Lush and suggestive myths." - Oregon Humanities "Lopez's prose is expansive and spacious but grounded in the specific details of nature... eschews literary expectations in favor of ambiance and a deep sense of mystery, of meaning that lingers at the edges of our normal perceptions." - Cascadia Weekly "[Barry Lopez is] a powerful storyteller." - Margaret Atwood "[Barry Lopez] leaves all the right things unsaid, and the silence resonates." - Time "[Barry Lopez] succeeds in awakening our fleeting yearning and hidden feelings." - Denver Post "[Barry Lopez] has magic in his words." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune