The Snow Leopard
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Snow Leopard is a landmark work of travel and nature writing that chronicles Peter Matthiessen's arduous two-month trek through the Himalayas of Nepal in 1973, undertaken alongside field biologist George Schaller in search of the elusive Himalayan blue sheep and the near-mythical snow leopard. Written in the tradition of the great spiritual journeys, the narrative weaves together breathtaking descriptions of the Dolpo wilderness with profound meditations on Zen Buddhism, grief, and the nature of enlightenment — Matthiessen had recently lost his wife to cancer before embarking on the expedition. The book is as much an inward odyssey as an outward one, presenting the mountain landscape as both a physical challenge and a mirror for the soul. Winner of both the U.S. National Book Award and the American Book Award, it stands as one of the finest works of twentieth-century American nonfiction, hailed by critic John Hillaby as a masterpiece that will outlive its author.
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Format: Paperback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Snow Leopard is a landmark work of travel and nature writing that chronicles Peter Matthiessen's arduous two-month trek through the Himalayas of Nepal in 1973, undertaken alongside field biologist George Schaller in search of the elusive Himalayan blue sheep and the near-mythical snow leopard. Written in the tradition of the great spiritual journeys, the narrative weaves together breathtaking descriptions of the Dolpo wilderness with profound meditations on Zen Buddhism, grief, and the nature of enlightenment — Matthiessen had recently lost his wife to cancer before embarking on the expedition. The book is as much an inward odyssey as an outward one, presenting the mountain landscape as both a physical challenge and a mirror for the soul. Winner of both the U.S. National Book Award and the American Book Award, it stands as one of the finest works of twentieth-century American nonfiction, hailed by critic John Hillaby as a masterpiece that will outlive its author.