J. C. Mutchler: In late August of 2014, the Southwest lost one of our greatest literary voices in Chuck Bowden.... Chuck was widely known for his prose, his poetic and prolific production, and for his relentless pursuit of the truth as he saw it, whether writing about landscapes, people, or politics. His ability to transform the lives of others through both direct encouragement and through the written word are a lasting legacy that anybody could be proud of.... [I]t was here [in Tucson] that he grew up, and here where he authored some of his best-known early work, including Blue Desert and Frog Mountain [Blues], two books that forever changed the way we look at landscapes. Many of us...unfortunately lost connection with Chuck about 2009, as he moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, having turned his focus to the brutal impact of the narcoviolence of the cartel drug trade along the border, especially in Juárez. This transition, though, produced the stunning and disturbing masterpieces Murder City and El Sicario, which were written with the support of his partner, editor, and often co-author, Molly Molloy.... [O]ur panelists..., fellow authors Jim Harrison, Luis Alberto Urrea, and editor Clara Jeffery, longtime colleagues of Chuck, really need no introduction. We all know Jim Harrison as the author of more than three dozen books, including two of my all-time favorites, Dalva, and his

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查尔斯鲍登的西南：图森图书节，2015 年 3 月 15 日

JC Mutchler：2014 年 8 月下旬，西南失去了我们最伟大的文学声音之一查克鲍登……查克以其散文、诗意和多产的作品以及对他所看到的真相的不懈追求而广为人知它，无论是写风景、人物还是政治。他通过直接鼓励和书面文字改变他人生活的能力是任何人都可以引以为豪的持久遗产......[我]他在[图森]长大，在这里他撰写了他的一些最著名的早期作品，包括蓝色沙漠和青蛙山 [布鲁斯]，这两本书永远改变了我们看待风景的方式。我们中的许多人……不幸的是在 2009 年左右与查克失去了联系，因为他搬到了新墨西哥州的拉斯克鲁塞斯，将他的注意力转向了沿边境的卡特尔毒品贸易的暴力行为的残酷影响，特别是在华雷斯。然而，这种转变产生了令人惊叹和令人不安的杰作 Murder City 和 El Sicario，这些杰作是在他的合作伙伴、编辑和经常合著者 Molly Molloy 的支持下编写的...... [O]ur 小组成员......，其他作者 Jim Harrison、Luis Alberto Urrea 和编辑 Clara Jeffery，Chuck 的长期同事，真的不需要介绍了。我们都知道吉姆·哈里森 (Jim Harrison) 是三打以上书籍的作者，其中包括我一直以来最喜欢的两本书，达尔瓦 (Dalva) 和他的 Molly Molloy ...... [O] 你的小组成员......，其他作者 Jim Harrison、Luis Alberto Urrea 和编辑 Clara Jeffery，Chuck 的长期同事，真的不需要介绍了。我们都知道吉姆·哈里森 (Jim Harrison) 是三打以上书籍的作者，其中包括我一直以来最喜欢的两本书，达尔瓦 (Dalva) 和他的 Molly Molloy ...... [O] 你的小组成员......，其他作者 Jim Harrison、Luis Alberto Urrea 和编辑 Clara Jeffery，Chuck 的长期同事，真的不需要介绍了。我们都知道吉姆·哈里森 (Jim Harrison) 是三打以上书籍的作者，其中包括我一直以来最喜欢的两本书，达尔瓦 (Dalva) 和他的