The Anthropology of Turquoise
Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2003
Summary
In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise—the color and the gem—to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape.
From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375708138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375708138 |
| Author: | Ellen Meloy |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Exquisitely rendered… . Meloy’s gem-studded collection calls us to be mindful of the physical world, to see it—really see it—with fresh eyes.” —Los Angeles Times
“Meloy’s vision of the world through turquoise-colored glasses is a unique, moving, self-effacing delight.” —The Washington Post
“By the time you lift your eyes from the last page, you’ll be longing to clasp a piece of stone, to be surrounded by blue water… . Powerful and transporting—and funny.” —The Times-Picayune
“Finely crafted, vigorously descriptive, dazzling in its insights into biology and culture.” —Booklist
“[Meloy] crafts potent meditations on the desert landscape… . The Anthropology of Turquoise explores Meloy’s beloved Southwest—a region she knows intimately and describes with her trademark sharp wit.” —Salt Lake Tribune
“Amusing and intelligent … the talented Meloy is a Southwestern voice to listen to.” —Santa Fe New Mexican
“Smart, evocative, and memorable: Nature-writing done right.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“Combine[s] the best of travel writing with fascinating slices of history in an irresistible invitation to open our eyes and our minds, taking beauty where we find it.” —Kingston Springs Advocate
“Diverse, thoughtful, and humorous.” —Albuquerque Journal
“A book of great beauty under which lies a drumbeat of grief and passion for the desert. Meloy is a perfect, often hilarious guide. Trust her on any river. There are images in this book I will never forget.” —Nora Gallagher, author of Practicing Resurrection
About The Author
Ellen Meloy
Ellen Meloy received a Whiting Foundation Award in 1997. Her book Raven’s Exile: A Season on the Green River won a 1995 Western Writers of America Spur Award for contemporary nonfiction. She is also the author of The Last Cheater’s Waltz: Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest. Her essays have appeared in Orion and Northern Lights, among other publications, and have been widely anthologized. She lives in southern Utah.
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