Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945 in Port Chester , New York , † December 25, 2020 in Eugene , Oregon ) was an American author , ethnologist and photographer .
Life and works
Lopez grew up in southern California , where he was particularly fascinated by the Mojave Desert , and from the age of twelve in New York. He studied aeronautics , English, theater studies, American cultural history, and journalism. From 1968 he lived, apart from numerous trips to many countries, as a writer in Oregon .
The main themes of his works are the nature and culture of different peoples and the question of a life worth living. His trilogy Desert Notes , River Notes and Field Notes appeared from 1976 to 1994; the last volume is only loosely related to the previous two.
In his 1977 book Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping With his Daughter , published in 1996 under the title The Cunning Coyote. What Indians told each other around the campfire appeared in German translation, the focus is on the figure of the trickster Coyote from Indian myths . In 1978 he published a book based on a title by John Steinbeck's Of Wolves and Men , in which the bad reputation of the predator wolf is put into perspective. For Arctic Dreams (1986) he received the National Book Award . The German translation by Ilse Strasmann, Arktische Träume , was published in 2000. 1993 of published Michael Mundhenk worried translation of his children's book Crow and Weasel ( Crow and Weasel ), in 2004 Resistance (When I disappeared from the world) , a tale of artists and scientists who are trying to defend themselves against assaults of state institutions to defend.
Lopez also acted as editor, e.g. B. Home Ground , a literary guide to the American landscape.
Awards
Lopez has received scholarships from the Guggenheim, Lannan and National Science Foundation, among others. He has also been awarded the John Burroughs, John Hay and Christopher Medals. In 2020 he became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
An archive of his works has been established at Texas Tech University .
Web links
- Literature by and about Barry Lopez in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Barry Lopez in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ januarymagazine.com (English)
- ↑ calypsoconsulting.com (English)
- ↑ 2020 newly elected members. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 6, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lopez, Barry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lopez, Barry Holstun (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ethnologist, photographer, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Chester , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 2020 |
| Place of death | Eugene , Oregon |