The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness - Hardcover

Matthiessen, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 111469407X ISBN 13: 9781114694071

Publisher: Viking Press, 1961

Synopsis

Book is used and has been withdrawn from service from a Library. Book has a Library Binding and the usual Library Stamps, Stickers, Card Holder, Library Markings. May or May Not have a Dust Jacket.

About this title

About the Author:

PETER MATTHIESSEN has written eight novels and a book of short stories. His parallel career as a naturalist and environmental activist has produced numerous acclaimed works of nonfiction, most of them serialized in the New Yorker. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1974.

From AudioFile:

Peter Matthiessen chronicles the wildlife and cultures he encountered during a lengthy trip through South America. His eloquent prose and unique descriptive talent make one think one is hearing a novel. First published in 1961, this book reveals some outdated attitudes, as when the author calls the indigenous people "savages" and describes children as having a "dirty-brown color." The baritone voice of narrator Stefan Rudnicki booms at a crisp pace. He capitalizes on the author's tendency to exploit alliterative phrases and pronounces the abundant scientific names with ease. However, to read a book about South America, a narrator should have a better ability with Spanish names and places. Also, audiobooks have no graphics, and that's disappointing in view of the extent to which flora, fauna, and geography dominate the account. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Press
• Publication date: 1961
• ISBN 10: 111469407X
• ISBN 13: 9781114694071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280