num_pages: 249
description: This account of the naturalist's search for the quetzal, the symbol of Guatemala, reveals the natural and human ecologies to be devastated by the country's violent political turmoil
language: English
title: Bird of Life, Bird of Death
titlecomplete: Bird of Life, Bird of Death
genres: Animals, Nature, Politics, Birds, Nonfiction, Travel, History
ratings_count: 92
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Laurel