Peter Matthiessen Biography:
Peter Matthiessen is the acclaimed author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. His accomplishments as a naturalist and explorer have resulted in more than a dozen books on natural history and the environment, including The Tree Where Man Was Born, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and The Snow Leopard, which won it.
Peter Matthiessen is the acclaimed author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. His accomplishments as a naturalist and explorer have resulted in more than a dozen books on natural history and the environment, including The Tree Where Man Was Born, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and The Snow Leopard, which won it.
His equally distinguished career as a fiction writer has produced a collection of stories and eight novels, among them At Play in the Fields of the Lord, which was nominated for a National Book Award, Far Tortuga, and the Everglades trilogy, which includes his most recent book, Bone by Bone.
Dates:
(1927-)
(1927-)
Nationality:
American
American
Genre(s):
Novels; Stories; Memoir;Biography; Essays
Novels; Stories; Memoir;Biography; Essays
Notable Work:
The Snow Leopard, 1978
National Book Award winner
The Snow Leopard, 1978
National Book Award winner
