Barry Lopez

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Also Known As	Barry HolstunLopez
Born	January 6, 1945 • New York
Died	December 25, 2020 (aged 75) • Eugene • Oregon
Awards And Honors	National Book Award (1986)
Notable Works	“About This Life” • “Crossing Open Ground” • “Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven” • “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World” • “Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America” • “Horizon” • “Light Action in the Caribbean” • “Of Wolves and Men” • “Outside” • “River Notes: The Dance of Herons” • “Winter Count”

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