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He began attending the University of Notre Dame in 1966 and earned a graduate degree there in 1968. He went on to further graduate study at the University of Oregon (1969-1970). Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located outside South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... This article is about academic degrees. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Having a degree conferred is a requirement of (post)graduate school. ... University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Bibliography

Fiction

• Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven (1976)
• Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter (1977)
• River Notes: The Dance of Herons (1979)
• Winter Count (1981)
• Crossing Open Ground (1989)
• Crow and Weasel (1990)
• Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren (1994)
• Light Action in the Caribbean, 2003
• Resistance, 2005

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Non-Fiction

• Of Wolves and Men (1978), National Book Award finalist
• Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape (1986) National Book Award
• Crossing Open Ground (1989)
• The Rediscovery of North America (1991)
• About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory (1998)
• Vintage Lopez, 2004
• 2005 Best American Spiritual Writing (Introduction)

His writing has appeared: in Outside, Harper's, Orion, Granta, The Georgia Review, The Paris Review, Manoa, Best American Essays, Best Spiritual Writing, and the “best” collections from National Geographic, Outside, The Georgia Review and The Paris Review. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The National Book Awards is the most important literary prize in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S. The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and is presently awarded in each of four... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Look up Outside in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Things commonly named outside include: Outside — a magazine 1. ... An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly magazine of politics and culture. ... // Orion may mean: Orion (mythology) the hunter, from Greek mythology Orion (constellation), a constellation Orion Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Orion Nebula, a nebula also known as M42 Brands Orion (beer), a brand of beer from Japan Orion (deodorant), a fragance in the Axe (deodorant) line... Granta 37, published September 1991 Granta is a literary magazine which publishes new writing — fiction, personal history, reportage and investigative journalism — four times a year. ... The Paris Review is a literary magazine started in 1953 by Peter Matthiessen, Thomas H. Guinzburg, and Harold L. Humes, and edited until his death in 2003 by George Plimpton. ... A local attraction at Mānoa is the farmers market at the Mānoa Marketplace. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

Awards

• Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
• John Hay Medal
• Guggenheim
• Lannan
• National Science Foundation fellowship
• Pushcart Prize

Interviews

1986 and 1989 audio interviews with Barry Lopez by Don Swaim of CBS Radio - RealAudio

External links

• Official home page