Tony Hillerman's landscape : on the road with an American legend / by Anne Hillerman ; photos by Don Strel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperCollinsCopyright date: ©2009Edition: First editionDescription: 176 pages 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780061374296
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813/.54 22
LOC classification:
  • PS3558.I45 Z68 2009
Contents:
On the road with Chee and Leaphorn : a daughter's recollections -- The blessing way -- Dance hall of the dead -- Listening woman -- People of darkness -- The Hopi books : The dark wind, The first eagle, and Skeleton man -- Indian country and beyond : The ghostway, Talking God, and The sinister pig -- Skinwalkers -- A thief of time -- Coyote waits -- Sacred clowns -- The fallen man -- Hunting badger -- The wailing wind -- The shapeshifter.
Summary: Step into the world of Tony Hillerman's Chee and Leaphorn novels with this stunning collection of original photography of the landscape integral to his writing. Alongside these breathtaking photos are brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive text from his works, his own comments about the land, and information about the sites pictured. Compiled with remembrances by his eldest daughter, Anne Hillerman, and original photos by Don Strel, here is a timely showcase of a hauntingly beautiful region that captured one man's imagination for a lifetime. In Tony Hillerman's Landscape, Anne Hillerman pays loving tribute to her father and his work. For seasoned Hillerman fans, and those discovering his work for the first time, this book offers an intimate and unique look at this beloved author and his world.
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On the road with Chee and Leaphorn : a daughter's recollections -- The blessing way -- Dance hall of the dead -- Listening woman -- People of darkness -- The Hopi books : The dark wind, The first eagle, and Skeleton man -- Indian country and beyond : The ghostway, Talking God, and The sinister pig -- Skinwalkers -- A thief of time -- Coyote waits -- Sacred clowns -- The fallen man -- Hunting badger -- The wailing wind -- The shapeshifter.

Step into the world of Tony Hillerman's Chee and Leaphorn novels with this stunning collection of original photography of the landscape integral to his writing. Alongside these breathtaking photos are brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive text from his works, his own comments about the land, and information about the sites pictured. Compiled with remembrances by his eldest daughter, Anne Hillerman, and original photos by Don Strel, here is a timely showcase of a hauntingly beautiful region that captured one man's imagination for a lifetime. In Tony Hillerman's Landscape, Anne Hillerman pays loving tribute to her father and his work. For seasoned Hillerman fans, and those discovering his work for the first time, this book offers an intimate and unique look at this beloved author and his world.

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