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Magdalena Mountain by Robert Michael Pyle
"An elegant, eccentric novel of love, loneliness, and lepidoptera . . . Worthy company for work by other naturalist/novelists- Nabokov, Matthiessen, Kingsolver." -Kirkus ReviewsIn Magdalena Mountain, Robert Michael Pyle's first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at home in an imagined landscape as he is in the natural one. At the center of this story of majesty and high mountain magic are three Magdalenas-Mary, a woman whose uncertain journey opens the book; Magdalena Mountain, shrouded in mystery and menace; and the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly, the most elusive of several rare and beautiful species found on the mountain.
And high in the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness, sharing the remote territory of the Erebia magdalena butterfly, lives the enigmatic Oberon, a reluctant de facto leader of the Grove, a diverse community of monks who share a devotion to nature. Converging in the same wilderness are October Carson, a beachcomber-wanderer in pursuit of the alpine butterflies he collects for museums; James Mead, a young graduate student intent upon learning the ecology of this seductive creature; and Mary Glanville, who also seeks the butterfly but can't remember why.
While the mystery surrounding Mary takes a menacing turn, their shared quest pulls them deeper into the high mountain wilderness, culminating in a harrowing encounter on the stony slopes of Magdalena Mountain.
Robert Michael Pyle is the author of sixteen books, including the John Burroughs Medal-winning Chasing Monarchs and Wintergreen. Throughout his career, he has studied and written about natural history, and he has worked as a butterfly conservation consultant, writer, and teacher in every state and many countries. In southwest Washington, he lives beside a tributary of the Lower Columbia River.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781640090774 |
| ISBN 10 | 1640090770 |
| Title | Magdalena Mountain |
| Author | Robert Michael Pyle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Counterpoint |
| Year published | 2018-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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