Description
The Best of Edward Abbey is the only major collection of Abbey’s writings compiled by the author. It serves up a rich feast of fiction and prose by the singular American writer whom Larry McMurtry called “the Thoreau of the American West.”
Devoted Abbey fans along with readers just discovering his work will find a mother lode of treasures here: generous parts of his best novels and many of his passionate, evocative essays, a genre in which he produced acknowledged masterpieces such as Desert Solitaire. Scattered throughout are the author’s own petroglyph-style sketches.
This new edition adds selections from work that appeared shortly before Abbey’s death: a chapter from Hayduke Lives, excerpts from his revealing journals, and examples of his poetry. A new foreword by Doug Peacock, Abbey’s close friend and the model for the flamboyant activist Hayduke offers a fond appreciation of this larger-than-life figure.
- Softcover; 432 pages, Second Edition.
Uncover the musings of Edward Abbey in this comprehensive book about the American Southwest.
