In his first new work of fiction since Field Notes (1994), Barry Lopez embraces fable, historical fiction, and contemporary social realism in these spellbinding stories, all informed by his deep spiritual connection to the natural world.
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"Perfection. These are amaising short stories, perfection of the medium. What a pleasure to be transported to Barry Lopez land where there are acres of land between words. He's a craftsman. The stories are not so much read as collected. Read read read this book but you can't have mine. " — Issy (5 out of 5 stars)
"Perfection. These are amaising short stories, perfection of the medium. What a pleasure to be transported to Barry Lopez land where there are acres of land between words. He's a craftsman. The stories are not so much read as collected. Read read read this book but you can't have mine. "
" Read: Emory Bear Hands' Birds "
" Great selection of short stories by Lopez. The best one is the last in the book, The Mappist. "
" Perfection. These are amaising short stories, perfection of the medium. What a pleasure to be transported to Barry Lopez land where there are acres of land between words. He's a craftsman. The stories are not so much read as collected. Read read read this book but you can't have mine. "
" Not my favorite of Lopez titles "
" I use some of the texts in this collection to teach imagery and voice in my class. Beatiful prose. "
" I'm not much of a short story reader, but I loved this collection. "
" I loved his style of writing and found I enjoyed the short stories even more than his longer pieces. I am so amazed at how much information/detail/description/images that he can pack into such a short piece. I give it 4.5 stars. "
" i'd give it five stars for the story "The Mappist" included here, which is beautiful. The rest of the collection, however, veers wildly from simply boring and overwrought to truly horrifying. "
" Not exactly what you expect from Lopez, which is good. And bad. A little too fictionally forced and the landscapes are not stages, but props. "
" Less Caribbean flavor than I was expecting but nonetheless interesting. "
" This was quite enjoyable. "
Barry Lopez (1945-2020) was an essayist, short story writer, and award-winning author who traveled extensively in both remote and populated parts of the world. His Arctic Dreams won the National Book Award, and his Of Wolves and Men, won the John Burroughs and Christopher medals and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His work appeared in Outside, the Georgia Review, the Paris Review, and other magazines, as well as in dozens of anthologies, including Best American Essays, Best Spiritual Writing, and the “best” collections from National Geographic.
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