Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen has written at least 28 books. Their most popular book is The Snow Leopard with 61 saves with an average rating of 4.12⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Adventure, Classics, and Travel.

dark is their most common moods.

Author Bio

Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer and CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was a 2008 National Book Award winner. He was also a prominent environmental activist. His nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One (1960) by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) into the 1991 film of the same name.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
The Snow Leopard Peter Matthiessen	4.12	15 reads
Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen	3.5	3 reads
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen	4.33	6 reads
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement	0	1 read
In paradise Peter Matthiessen	3	1 read
Far Tortuga Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
The Tree Where Man Was Born Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Ancient Futures : Lessons from Ladakh for a Globalizing World Helena Norberg-Hodge	1	1 read
Killing Mister Watson Killing Mister Watson Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Bone by Bone Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals, 1969-1982 Peter Matthiessen	0	2 reads
African Silences Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Cloud Forest Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Zen and the Writing Life Zen and the Writing Life Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Tides Jonathan White	0	0 reads
Indian country Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Wildlife in America Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Il leopardo delle nevi Peter Matthiessen Francesco Franconeri (Translator)	2	1 read
Lost Man's River Lost Man's River Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh Helena Norberg-Hodge	5	1 read
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 Burkhard Bilger, David Quammen	0	0 reads
In paradise Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport David Petersen	0	0 reads
The Birds of Heaven Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Auf der Spur des Schneeleoparden Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Endocrine Disrupters Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Blue Meridian Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
The Snow Leopard Peter Matthiessen	4.12	15 reads
Shadow Country Peter Matthiessen	3.5	3 reads
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen	4.33	6 reads
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement	0	1 read
In paradise Peter Matthiessen	3	1 read
Far Tortuga Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
The Tree Where Man Was Born Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Ancient Futures : Lessons from Ladakh for a Globalizing World Helena Norberg-Hodge	1	1 read
Killing Mister Watson Killing Mister Watson Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Bone by Bone Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals, 1969-1982 Peter Matthiessen	0	2 reads
African Silences Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Cloud Forest Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Zen and the Writing Life Zen and the Writing Life Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Tides Jonathan White	0	0 reads
Indian country Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Wildlife in America Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Il leopardo delle nevi Peter Matthiessen Francesco Franconeri (Translator)	2	1 read
Lost Man's River Lost Man's River Peter Matthiessen	5	1 read
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh Helena Norberg-Hodge	5	1 read
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 Burkhard Bilger, David Quammen	0	0 reads
In paradise Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
A Hunter's Heart: Honest Essays on Blood Sport David Petersen	0	0 reads
The Birds of Heaven Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Auf der Spur des Schneeleoparden Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Endocrine Disrupters Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads
Blue Meridian Peter Matthiessen	0	0 reads

Peter Matthiessen

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