Winter Count, Barry Lopez
Winter Count, Barry Lopez
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Winter Count
Stories

Author: Barry Lopez

Narrator: Christian Baskous

Unabridged: 2 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2022

Synopsis

From the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams comes a timeless, intoxicating collection of evocative stories.A flock of great blue herons descending through a snowstorm to the streets of New York … A river in Nebraska disappearing mysteriously … A ghostly herd of buffalo that sings a song of death … A mystic who raises constellations of stones from the desert floor … All these are to be found in Winter Count, the exquisite and rapturous collection of stories by a multiaward–winning author.These resonant and unpredictable stories reveal the author’s breathtaking skill in producing painfully beautiful scenes. Combining the real with the wondrous, the stories offer a pure vision of people alive to the immediacy and spiritual truth of nature.

About Barry Lopez

Barry Lopez (1945-2020) was an essayist, short story writer, and award-winning author. His Arctic Dreams won the National Book Award, and his Of Wolves and Men won the John Burroughs and Christopher medals and was a finalist for the National Book Award.

About Christian Baskous

Christian Baskous is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. His theatrical credits include numerous roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival, Circle in the Square, the Kennedy Center, and Theater for the New City, as well as other regional theaters. His film and television work includes appearances in Glory, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Law & Order, Swan’s Crossing, and Swift Justice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gizem on December 29, 2020

I read this book in our camper at night, listening to the coyotes howling, at the Tishamingo State Park, once the stomping ground of Chicasaw Native Americans. It was full moon. I did not know this at the time but it was the day that Barry Lopez passed away. I feel like that night was a great tribut......more

Goodreads review by Jason on January 25, 2012

My good friend Paul recommended this book to me. Because he described Barry Lopez as a naturalist writer I initially expected this book to be completely non-fictional. Boy was I wrong! After getting involved in the stories I was shocked at the supernatural twists and turns they took. However, once I......more

Goodreads review by Tone on December 27, 2017

I became a big fan of Barry Lopez right after reading his most famous work “Arctic Dreams” and have always wanted to read his other works. Honestly didn’t know “Winter Count” was a short story collection before I bought it, but it’s nice to read some fiction from Lopez. His writing is simply beautif......more

Goodreads review by Book2Dragon on December 19, 2019

Quiet, intoxicating tales of revelation and woe evoke beauty from darkness, magic without manipulation, and memory without remorse--liner notes from Avon Bard edition. I couldn't agree more. His writing is poetic and takes my breath away.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on January 06, 2022

A collection of unrelated stories. Each is good on its own, but it's not clear why they are placed together in this volume.......more

Quotes

“Flawless. As painstakingly crafted and as resonant as a good classical guitar.” New York Times Book Review

“Richly allusive, moving, compassionate, these stories celebrate the web of nature that holds the world together.” Philadelphia Inquirer

“Animals and landscapes have not had this weight, this precision, in American fiction since Hemingway's young heroes were fishing the streams of upper Michigan and Spain.” San Francisco Chronicle

“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

“Perfectly crafted.” Los Angeles Times

“Powerful…[Lopez] can steal your breath away.” Minneapolis Star Tribune

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