Synopsis
An account of the author's two-hundred-fifty-mile journey, on foot, from Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Crystal Mountain, in Tibet, in search of the Himalayan blue sheep, the rare snow leopard, and distances of the spirit
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a Stunning . . . Fiercely felt and magnificently written.a
a"The Washington Post Book World"
a A magical book, a kind of lunar paradigm and map of the sacred.a
aJim Harrison, "The Nation"
Stunning . . . Fiercely felt and magnificently written.
"The Washington Post Book World"
A magical book, a kind of lunar paradigm and map of the sacred.
Jim Harrison, "The Nation"
? Stunning . . . Fiercely felt and magnificently written.?
?"The Washington Post Book World"
? A magical book, a kind of lunar paradigm and map of the sacred.?
?Jim Harrison, "The Nation"
Book Description
'Matthiessen's book is a triumph that will outlive him. It is a masterpiece' John Hillaby
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Trade paperback. Condition: Good. The Snow Leopard is an account of his two-month search for the snow leopard with naturalist George Schaller in the Dolpo region on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalaya. It won the 1979 National Book Award in the category Contemporary Thought and the 1980 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It has garnered more critical acclaim since then. It has been included in several lists of best travel books including World Hum's ten most celebrated books, Washington Post Book World's Travel Books That Will Take You Far, and National Geographic Traveler's Around the World in 80+ Books. Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 ? April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, and zen teacher. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979, category Contemporary Thought) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008). He was also a prominent environmental activist. Seller Inventory # SKU2010030428
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