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Gary R. Lowell

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in Modesto, CA, The United States

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Fiction, Fantasy

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Cervantes, Victor Hugo, Willa Cather, Jack London

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Dr. Lowell was born and raised on a small dairy farm outside of Modesto, California. He attended high school in Glendora, California and college at San Jose State University where he received a B.S. degree in Geology. His passion for minerals led him to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology where he received a PhD degree in Geology three years later. A long academic career followed at Southeast Missouri State, a two- year posting at a Brazilian university, and eight years at University of Texas-Arlington. During this period, Dr. Lowell published 104 scientific works, frequently consulted for mineral industry (mostly in Alaska), presented research at conferences all over the world and lived in both Brazil and Portugal.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Gary R. Lowell Lord of the Rings (3rd and probably last reading), the Complete Works of Dostoyevsky and My Antonia. I hope the summer is long enough.

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Gary R. Lowell Jim Burden and Antonia Shirmerda in Willa Cather's nostalgic memoir, My Antonia are my favorite couple even though they fall into the category of "Sta…moreJim Burden and Antonia Shirmerda in Willa Cather's nostalgic memoir, My Antonia are my favorite couple even though they fall into the category of "Star-crossed lovers" destined not to consummate, or even acknowledge, the love they share for each other and the native prairie they roamed as children. Yes, it is bubble-gum love, but so poignant, so heart-breaking, so tragic, that it brings me tears thinking about it. The reasons this romance fails to blossom include differences in social class, language, culture (Antonia is from Bohemia), religion, and age (Antonia is four years older than Jim), but, mostly Jim's introspective/passive character. The adult Jim, a successful New York lawyer, finds it impossible to return to his native home in Black Hawk, Nebraska for Antonia and impossible to escape his memories of her and their shared piece of the "incommunicable past". I promise I will write a review of this book one of these days.(less)

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When an author publishes a collection of stories, people always ask the question “What are they about?” It is an impossible question to answer, really, because the “they” in question is not a single entity. In short stories and novels, authors often impart cryptic meanings and literary allusions that go well beyond the surface story line. In the case of the nine stories in this volume, I could say Read more of this blog post »

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