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Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen

Born May 22, 1927 · Died April 5, 2014

From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction

Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer and CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was a 2008 National Book Award winner.

Quotes

  • “I am a writer. A fiction writer who also writes nonfiction on behalf of social and environmental causes or journals about expeditions to wild places.”
    The Paris Review interview

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Peter Matthiessen in order

Books by Peter Matthiessen in the order they were published, from Partisans (1955) to In Paradise (2014).

  1. 1PartisansPartisans1955
  2. 2RaditzerRaditzer1961
  3. 3The Cloud ForestThe Cloud Forest1961
  4. 4At Play in the Fields of the LordAt Play in the Fields of the Lord1965
  5. 5Blue MeridianBlue Meridian1971
  6. 6The Tree Where Man Was BornThe Tree Where Man Was Born1972
  7. 7Far TortugaFar Tortuga1975
  8. 8The Snow LeopardThe Snow Leopard1978
  9. 9Sand RiversSand Rivers1980
  10. 10Indian CountryIndian Country1984
  11. 11Nine-Headed Dragon RiverNine-Headed Dragon River1986
  12. 12On the River Styx and Other StoriesOn the River Styx and Other Stories1989
  13. 13Killing Mister WatsonKilling Mister Watson1990
  14. 14In the Spirit of Crazy HorseIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse1991
  15. 15Baikal Sacred Sea of SiberiaBaikal Sacred Sea of Siberia1992
  16. 16Shadows of AfricaShadows of Africa1992
  17. 17East of Lo MonthangEast of Lo Monthang1995
  18. 18Lost Man's RiverLost Man's River1997
  19. 19Tigers in the SnowTigers in the Snow2000
  20. 20The Birds of HeavenThe Birds of Heaven2001
  21. 21End of the EarthEnd of the Earth2003
  22. 22Shadow CountryShadow Country2008
  23. 23In ParadiseIn Paradise2014
  24. 24Under the Mountain WallUnder the Mountain Wall

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