The Snow Leopard

Zusatztext A reversion from Harvill! new to the Vintage imprint. Informationen zum Autor Peter Matthiessen Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Matthiessen, Matthiessen Peter
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.01.1998
• EAN: 9780099771111
• ISBN: 978-0-09-977111-1
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Serie: Vintage Classics; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Asia; Zen, Zen-Buddhismus, Himalaya : Berichte, Erinnerungen, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, Memoirs, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, Travel writing, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Wildlife: mammals, the Himalayas, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Himalayas