"Light Action In the Caribbean: Stories" by Barry Lopez is a collection of 13 stories that explore a diverse range of themes and writing styles. The stories take readers on a journey through encounters with the natural world, deep emotional explorations, and thought-provoking narratives. Lopez's writing style is described as delicate, refined, and sometimes brutal, with a focus on attention to natural details and processes. The title story stands out for its depiction of absolute brutality, while other stories gently and gracefully delve into the depths of human emotions and experiences.
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Content warnings would include themes of violence and personal loss, as well as critical reflections on societal issues.
Has Romance?
There is a moderate level of romance present in the stories, particularly in the relationships explored.
From The Publisher:
Moving from fable and historical fiction to contemporary realism, this book of stories from Barry Lopez is erotic and wise, full of irresistible characters doing things they shouldn't do for reasons that are mysterious and irreducible.
In "The Letters of Heaven," a packet of recently discovered 17th-century Peruvian love letters presents a 20th-century man with the paralyzing choice of either protecting or exposing their stunning secret. When some young boys on the lookout for easy money get caught with a truckload of stolen horses, thievery quickly turns into redemption. For a group of convicts, a gathering of birds in the prison yard may be the key to transcendence, both figurative and literal. And, with the title story, Lopez enters a territory of unmitigated evil reminiscent of Conrad. Here are saints who shouldn't touch, but do; sinners who insist on the life of the spirit; a postcard paradise that turns into nightmare.
Light Action in the Caribbean has already been hailed by Russell Banks as "tough-minded, emotionally turbulent, and always intelligent." E. Annie Proulx describes these stories as "subtle and mysterious" and says that a reader "cannot leave Lopez's fictional territory unchanged." This is a book that breaks exciting new ground for Barry Lopez.
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Light Action In the Caribbean: Stories?
About the Author:
Barry Lopez is the author of three collections of essays, including Horizon; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist; and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign journals and traveled to more than seventy countries to conduct research. He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science Foundations and was honored by a number of institutions for his literary, humanitarian, and environmental work. He died in 2020.
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