Inhaltsangabe
A stunning collection of stories about nature and human nature from the National Book Award- winning author of Arctic Dreams.
The death song of the white buffalo. A snowfall of herons alighting on a New York street. A mystic who makes stones rise from the desert floor. The startling disappearance of a river. Winter Count consists of nine intoxicating tales of revelation, singular recorded moments of clarity, magic and overwhelming truth.
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Barry Lopez is one of North America's foremost naturalists and writers. He is the author of Arctic Dreams, Of Wolves and Men, About This Life and several works of fiction, including Crow and Weasel and River Notes. His essays, articles and short stories appear regularly in Harper's, North American Review, National Geographic, and elsewhere. His awards include the National Book Award and the Lannan Literary Award in Nonfiction, among others. He lives in Oregon.
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"Perfectly crafted--The stories--linger in the mind the way
intense light lingers in the retina." --Los Angeles Times
"An artist in language -- a first-rate American writer. Lopez goes straight to the heart of the peculiar sensations, both physical and mental, known to all who have allowed themselves open communion with the land." - Edward Abbey
"Flawless--. As painstakingly crafted and as
resonant as a good classical guitar." - The New York Times Book Review
"Richly allusive, moving, compassionate." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Lopez succeeds in awakening our fleeting
yearnings and hidden feelings. This book should be savored for the force of its imagery and the magic of its prose." - Houston Chronicle
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