The snow leopard
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- ISBN: 0143105515
- ISBN: (pbk.)9780143105510
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Physical Description:
xxviii, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Penguin books, 2008.
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General Note: | Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1978. With a new introduction. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-325) and index. |
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Subject: | Himalaya Mountains Description and travel Biologists United States Biography Authors, American 20th century Biography Natural history Himalaya Mountains |
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The Snow Leopard
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The Snow Leopard
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "A masterpiece that exceeds the boundaries of the travel genre and envelops you with its incredible prose." -- Wall Street Journal An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and possibly glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard. Matthiessen, a student of Zen Buddhism, was also on a spiritual quest to find the Lama of Shey at the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain. As the climb proceeds, Matthiessen charts his inner path as well as his outer one, with a deepening Buddhist understanding of reality, suffering, impermanence, and beauty. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by acclaimed travel writer and novelist Pico Iyer. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.