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Barry Lopez

Born January 6, 1945 · Died December 25, 2020

Barry Holstun Lopez (January 6, 1945 – December 25, 2020) was an American essayist, nature writer, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. In a career spanning over 50 years, he visited more than 80 countries, and wrote extensively about a variety of landscapes including the Arctic wilderness, exploring the relationship between human cultures and nature.

Quotes

  • “I imagined in everybody I passed there was some story that they carried with them that would break your heart. So how could you have the temerity to approach that person and say, here's what's wrong with you?”
    On learning empathy after a cancer diagnosis in “Writer Barry Lopez Reflects On
  • “The peculiar thing that he said was, all of our chiefs die on the road. And what he was talking about was, we must all bear up and know that we will all pass away, but it's important to keep these things alive and to give your life to the protection of these ideals.”
    On the advice given to him by a Onondaga elder in “Writer Barry Lopez Reflects O
  • “In the west, we believe we are the most progressive and socially just, but a lot of that is just a hopeful illusion.”
    On the West’s environmental thinking in “'We're living in emergency times': natu

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0), chosen with AI.

Books by Barry Lopez in order

Books by Barry Lopez in the order they were published, from Desert Notes (1976) to Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World (2022).

  1. 1Desert NotesDesert Notes1976
  2. 2Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His DaughterGiving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter1977
  3. 3Of Wolves and MenOf Wolves and Men1978
  4. 4River Notes the Dance of the HeronsRiver Notes the Dance of the Herons1980
  5. 5Winter CountWinter Count1981
  6. 6Arctic DreamsArctic Dreams1986
  7. 7Crossing Open GroundCrossing Open Ground1988
  8. 8Coyote LoveCoyote Love1989
  9. 9Crow and WeaselCrow and Weasel1990
  10. 10The Rediscovery of North AmericaThe Rediscovery of North America1990
  11. 11Field NotesField Notes1994
  12. 12About This LifeAbout This Life1998
  13. 13ApologiaApologia1998
  14. 14About This Life-Canadian EditiAbout This Life-Canadian Editi1999
  15. 15Desert Notes/River NotesDesert Notes/River Notes1999
  16. 16Light Action in the CaribbeanLight Action in the Caribbean2000
  17. 17Patriotism and the American Land (The New Patriotism Series,Patriotism and the American Land (The New Patriotism Series, Vol. 2)2002
  18. 18HorizonHorizon2003
  19. 19ResistanceResistance2004
  20. 20Vintage LopezVintage Lopez2004
  21. 21Home GroundHome Ground2006
  22. 22The Future of NatureThe Future of Nature2007
  23. 23OutsideOutside2014
  24. 24Embrace Fearlessly the Burning WorldEmbrace Fearlessly the Burning World2022

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