The Literary Art and Activism of Rick Bass

by O. Alan Weltzien

In his controversial 1998 book Fiber, Rick Bass introduced a troubling dilemma of the literary artist and activist: How can any nature writer engage in celebration of the natural world in the face of environmental degradation? Perhaps, Bass speculated, the "activist is the artist's ashes," the identity that emerges finally from charred remains of a "pure" devotion to the art of nature writing. In The Literary Art and Activism of Rick Bass,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874806976
• ISBN13: 9780874806977
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Anything written by or about Rick Bass is worth reading.

Rick Bass is a master at his craft. He deserves to be as well known as James Patterson and Lee Child. Rick is proof that not all Texans are Trump-worshipping bumpkins intent on covering every acre of the state with concrete and asphalt.