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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Counterpoint,U.S.; New edition edition (29 Jun 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1582430799
  • ISBN-13: 978-1582430799
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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This monumental collection gathers essays, travel journals, letters, poems, and translations from one of the most influential literary voices of the twentieth century.. Gary Snyder has been a major cultural force in America for five decades-prize-winning poet, environmental activist, Zen Buddhist, and reluctant counterculture guru. Having expanded far beyond the Beat poems that first brought his work into the public eye, Snyder has produced a wide-ranging body of work that encompasses his fluency in Eastern literature and culture, his commitment to the environment, and his concepts of humanity's place in the cosmos. The Gary Snyder Reader showcases the panoramic range of his literary vision in a single-volume survey that will appeal to students and general readers alike.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Capturing the spirit of a poet, 7 Jun 1999
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This review is from: The Gary Snyder Reader: Selected Prose and Journals v. 1 (Hardcover)
Gary Snyder has been an inspiration to me and to a lot of other people for many years now. This book is a joy to read because it gives us so much of his poetry, as well as his philosophy of life, nature and Buddhism over a course of 46 years. Much of it has been pulled from his various books, but reading it again after time has passed brings a new perspective and an added appreciation for the work. Thanks Gary, for doing the real work for all these years.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, 22 Dec 2006
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This is a great, beautiful and inspirational collection.

I became aware of GS through Jack Kerouac and the Beats. Having said that though, GS - in my opinion - is no beat. He stands on his own. His background is Zen Buddhist; mine isn't. He writes mainly about his "own space", namely, Turtle Island (America); I'm European.
All reasons why I shouldn't appreciate GS's work as much as I do.

I bought this book on a whim. And it is the best buy I made in years. GS has a way of talking/writing about things that hooks you in. He is clearly very passionate about nature and conservation (again, things that have never been part of my world)and he has a knowledge that is deep and genuine. I can't help thinking about GS that "this guy Knows" with a capital K.

I don't know the first thing about poetry, but yet again his poems had me hooked and revealed the mystery and simplicity of the things in life - and their preciousness.

And so I dip into the book again to hear a timeless voice that is not America and not the Orient but purely Gary Snyder
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Snyder has got to be one of the best poets in modern poetry., 27 April 1999
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This review is from: The Gary Snyder Reader: Selected Prose and Journals v. 1 (Hardcover)
Snyder has a way of showing things in life, that the rest of us miss because we are to busy living. Basically I can't say enoough good things aboout his work.
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