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Biographical note
Barry Lopez is the author of seven works of non-fiction and nine 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 many other honours. Lopez lives in western Oregon.The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light
- David Stephen, Scotsman
A marvellous evocation of the Arctic by a naturalist, who is part poet... A magical book to read slowly and savour
- Gillian Somerville-Large, Irish Times
Barry Lopez by some rare magic manages to combine a poetic vision with accuracy of observation; and although he writes mainly about Eskimos, polar bears, and other denizens of the frozen north, many of his perceptive insights apply the world over
- Paula Johnson, Mail on Sunday
Dazzling... Treats the distant, snowy world of the Arctic as a place that exists not only in the mathematics of geography but also in the <i>terra incognita</i> of our imaginations
- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
By what comes close to sheer magic, the magic of a highly literate and perceptive naturalist, Barry Lopez has transformed the austerity and Sibelius-like gloom of the tundra and great ice walls into a living pageant of high latitudes. This book will become a classic within its genre
John Hillaby
A monumental work, not only in its revelation of the author's depth of vision but, in a very real sense, it is a monument to the uniqueness, the mystery and the drama of the Arctic wilderness... <i>Arctic Dreams </i>is an eloquent testimony and tribute to the infinite interest and beauty of the natural world. It is also a timely reminder that man needs to tune into the land and its creatures
Living World
A master nature writer... The gift of sight (and second sight) focused here upon the ocean, ice, skyscapes, landscapes and wildlife is extraordinary... He lavishes his discoveries into a portfolio of delights
- Edward Hoagland, New York Times
A splendid book, passionate and compassionate, by a man who is both a first-rate writer and an uncompromising defender of the wild country and its native inhabitants
- Edward Abbey,
One of those landmark works of travel writing like, say, Doughty's <i>Travels in Arabia Deserta</i>
New Yorker
Wonderfully informed and evocative...keen observation given shape with language that is deft and vivid
- Don Stap, Chicago Tribune