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Arctic Dreams
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Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages.
Winner of the National Book Award in 1986, Lopez's magnum opus explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination
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Winner of the National Book Award in 1986, Lopez's magnum opus explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination.
As heard on BBC Radio 4
A master nature writer (New York Times) provides the ultimate natural, social, and cultural history of the Arctic landscape.
The author of Horizon's classic work explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination.
With an introduction by Robert Macfarlane
Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans, and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea, and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages.
In crystalline prose, Lopez captures the magic of the Arctic—the essential mystery and beauty of a continent that has enchanted man's imagination and ambition for centuries.
The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light - Scotsman
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Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez is lauded for its poetic and perceptive depiction of the Arctic landscape. Critics commend his ability to blend detailed observation with imaginative insight, creating a vivid portrayal of this remote region. The book is praised as both a literary and naturalistic masterpiece, transforming the austere beauty of the Arctic into a rich narrative that resonates with universal themes.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780099583455
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 February 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Robert Macfarlane
- Introduction by Robert Macfarlane
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 352g
Pages: 512
About the Author
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.
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