Resistance by Barry Lopez is a collection of interconnected short stories that delve into the theme of resistance from various perspectives. The book explores resistance in the face of political oppression, personal trauma, and societal norms. Each story features individuals who choose to go underground and disappear in order to continue their work of creating beauty, documenting history, and helping others. Through different voices and personas, the stories reflect on themes of death, loss, sickness, and starting over, offering a thoughtful exploration of what it means to resist in a world that demands conformity.
From The Publisher:
From the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams, a highly charged, stunningly original work of fiction-a passionate response to the changes shaping our country today.
In nine fictional testimonies, men and women who have resisted the mainstream and who are now suddenly "parties of interest" to the government tell their stories. A young woman in Buenos Aires watches bitterly as her family dissolves in betrayal and illness, but chooses to seek a new understanding of compassion rather than revenge. A carpenter traveling in India changes his life when he explodes in an act of violence out of proportion to its cause. The beginning of the end of a man's lifelong search for coherence is sparked by a Montana grizzly. A man blinded in the war in Vietnam wrestles with the implications of his actions as a soldier-and with innocence, both lost and regained.
Punctuated with haunting images by acclaimed artist Alan Magee, Resistance is powerful fiction with enormous significance for our times.
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