Sunset Canyon

by Edward Abbey

144 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Edward Paul Abbey (1927–1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.

Abbey attended college in New Mexico and then worked as a park ranger and fire lookout for the National Park Service in the Southwest. It was during this time that he developed the relationship with the area’s environment that influenced his writing. During his service, he was in close proximity to the ruins of ancient Native American cultures and saw the expansion and destruction of modern civilization.

His love for nature and extreme distrust of the industrial world influenced much of his work and helped garner a cult following.

Abbey died on March 14, 1989, due to complications from surgery. He was buried as he had requested: in a sleeping bag—no embalming fluid, no casket. His body was secretly interred in an unmarked grave in southern Arizona.

Reviews

[SB]

My eyes watered while reading parts of this. Thank you Charlie Byrnes and Henry 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Grace Schnyder]

like if a book was a townes van zandt song

[Rick Adamson]

I saw a review that said this is a different Edward Abbey from the environment issue author. It is not, it is the same author that wrote Desert Solitaire. This is also the same book he wrote titled Black Sun. I purchased the book from England, just titled Sunset Canyon in Europe.

[Kate]

Hm, really enjoyed the writing about nature but some of the other stuff was not really appealing, the friends rantings about sex, love, marriage are amusing.