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Charles Bowden has refined a way of writing about nature, and a man in and against nature, that is as compelling and individual as it is free of conventional pieties. Desierto brings his method to a new pitch of mournful lyricism and visionary power.

"A dark, troubling vision of life in the desert, defined broadly; of mountain lions and drug kingpins, Mexican hopes and Indian feuds."
--Los Angeles Times

"In these powerful epic tales of the Sonora Desert, Bowden peoples the harsh land on both sides of the... Read Full Overview

Charles Bowden has refined a way of writing about nature, and a man in and against nature, that is as compelling and individual as it is free of conventional pieties. Desierto brings his method to a new pitch of mournful lyricism and visionary power.