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About This Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title About This Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barry Lopez
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:275
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780099546153
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage
Publication Date 4 August 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Once, when asked for advice on how to become a writer, Lopez found himself replying- "Read. Find out what you truly believe. Get away from the familiar." This collection of essays stems directly from that philosophy. Here is far-flung travel (the beauty of remote Hokkaido Island, the over-explored Galapagos, enigmatic Bonaire); a naturalist's concerns (for endangered communities as well as their land) and pure adventure. Here, too, are seven exquisite memory pieces; beautiful, meditative recollections that will stand as classic examples of the personal essay.

Author Biography

Barry Lopez is the author of six works of non-fiction and eight works of fiction. His writing appears regularly in Harper's, The Paris Review, Orion, and The Georgia Review. He is the recipient of a National Book Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and other honours. Lopez lives in western Oregon.