Two volumes of fiction from the National Book Award-winning author of
Arctic Dreams: "Lopez feels a deep spiritual connection to the natural
world." -San Francisco Chronicle
To National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez, the desert and the
river are landscapes alive with poetry, mystery, seduction, and
enchantment. In these two works of fiction, the narrator responds
viscerally and emotionally to their moods and changes, their secrets and
silences, and their unique power.
Desert Notes portrays the mystical power of an American desert, and
the reflections it sparks in the characters who travel there. River
Notes, a companion piece, celebrates the wild life forces of a river,
calling readers to think deeply on identity and about the hopefulness of
their onward journeys, with a lyrical collection of memories, stories,
and dreams. From an evocative tale of finding a hot spring in a desert
to a meditation on the thoughts and dreams of herons, Lopez offers
enthralling stories that enable us to see and feel the rhythms of the
wilderness. These sojourns bring readers a specific sense of the
darkness, light, and resolve that we encounter within ourselves when
away from home*.*