The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Matthiessen, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143105515 ISBN 13: 9780143105510

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2008

Synopsis

An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), the National Book Award-winning author of the new novel In Paradise

In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by acclaimed travel writer and novelist Pico Iyer.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Review:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0143105515
• ISBN 13: 9780143105510
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368