Crow and Weasel

Lopez, Barry

ISBN 10: 0060975288 / ISBN 13: 9780060975289

Published by Harper Perennial, New York, 1993

About this Item

79 pages. Illustrations in color. Price clipped. Signed by author. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Cover has some wear and soiling. Cover has flaps front and back. Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. He won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for Arctic Dreams (1986) and his Of Wolves and Men (1978) was a National Book Award finalist. Lopez has been described as "the nation's premier nature writer" by the San Francisco Chronicle. In his non-fiction, he frequently examines the relationship between human culture and physical landscape, while in his fiction he addresses issues of intimacy, ethics and identity. Crow and Weasel, two young members of the Native American Plains people, go on a journey where they risk death, gain wisdom, and eventually return home to tell others of their adventures. This work was a Parent's Choice finalist. Long ago, when people and animals spoke the same language, two young men left their tribe to make an adventurous voyage through the wilderness, into the unknown northland. Set in the mythic past and inspired by the traditions of the North American Plains people, this fable of self-discovery follows Crow and Weasel as they face unfamiliar perils on a quest for knowledge and wisdom. Conquering their innermost fears, the two heroes come of age and learn more than they ever could have imagined--about humanity's relationship to the land, the importance of respecting other peoples and giving thanks, and even the very nature of friendship itself. First edition. First pbk. printing [stated]. Seller Inventory # 57998

Bibliographic Details

Title: Crow and Weasel

Publisher: Harper Perennial, New York

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Trade paperback

Illustrator: Pohrt, Tom

Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

When two young men leave their tribal village and set out to go farther north than any other of their people, they meet with terrifying danger and spectacular beauty. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.

Review:

"ƯA¨ genuinely stirring adventure story . . . stunningly illustrated."--"The Washington Post Book World"
"Mr. Lopez's story is a wonderful one, that is, full of wonders. It is a journey through a vast landscape, every part of which is electric with life and danger. It is also an interior, spiritual journey toward wisdom. And the illustrations are brilliant."--Paula Fox
"Crow and Weasel are two young men of the Northern plains who undertake a journey through unexplored wilderness to the tundra and back. Their quest is also a fable of inner discovery based on ideas and traditions of early American Indians. An engrossing story, which is imaginatively illustrated." -"The New Yorker"
"[A] genuinely stirring adventure story . . . stunningly illustrated."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"Mr. Lopez's story is a wonderful one, that is, full of wonders. It is a journey through a vast landscape, every part of which is electric with life and danger. It is also an interior, spiritual journey toward wisdom. And the illustrations are brilliant."--Paula Fox

"Crow and Weasel are two young men of the Northern plains who undertake a journey through unexplored wilderness to the tundra and back. Their quest is also a fable of inner discovery based on ideas and traditions of early American Indians. An engrossing story, which is imaginatively illustrated." -"The New Yorker"

[A] genuinely stirring adventure story . . . stunningly illustrated. "The Washington Post Book World"

Mr. Lopez's story is a wonderful one, that is, full of wonders. It is a journey through a vast landscape, every part of which is electric with life and danger. It is also an interior, spiritual journey toward wisdom. And the illustrations are brilliant. "Paula Fox"

Crow and Weasel are two young men of the Northern plains who undertake a journey through unexplored wilderness to the tundra and back. Their quest is also a fable of inner discovery based on ideas and traditions of early American Indians. An engrossing story, which is imaginatively illustrated. "The New Yorker""

"[A] genuinely stirring adventure story . . . stunningly illustrated." --The Washington Post Book World

"Mr. Lopez's story is a wonderful one, that is, full of wonders. It is a journey through a vast landscape, every part of which is electric with life and danger. It is also an interior, spiritual journey toward wisdom. And the illustrations are brilliant." --Paula Fox

"Crow and Weasel are two young men of the Northern plains who undertake a journey through unexplored wilderness to the tundra and back. Their quest is also a fable of inner discovery based on ideas and traditions of early American Indians. An engrossing story, which is imaginatively illustrated." --The New Yorker