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The Snow Leopard
Peter Matthiessen
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Description for The Snow Leopard
paperback. One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. This book gives an account of an inner journey. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas.
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099771111
SKU
V9780099771111
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.
Reviews for The Snow Leopard
A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among
Paul Theroux What began as a practical search for the rare snow leopard, revered Buddhist emblem, developed into a quest for the meaning of Being. An enjoyable combination of mountaineering and mysticism
Observer
It's a tale of an inner struggle for calm, and would be ... Read more
Paul Theroux What began as a practical search for the rare snow leopard, revered Buddhist emblem, developed into a quest for the meaning of Being. An enjoyable combination of mountaineering and mysticism
Observer
It's a tale of an inner struggle for calm, and would be ... Read more