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

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

Peter Matthiessen

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