"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

Barry Lopez is the author of six works of nonfiction and eight works of fiction. His writing appears regularly in Harper's, The Paris Review, DoubleTake, 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 honors. He lives in western Oregon.