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. He was also a prominent environmental activist. His nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One (1960) by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) into the 1991 film of the same name.
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).
- 1Partisans
Partisans1955 - 2Raditzer
Raditzer1961 - 3The Cloud Forest
The Cloud Forest1961 - 4At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord1965 - 5Blue Meridian
Blue Meridian1971 - 6The Tree Where Man Was Born
The Tree Where Man Was Born1972 - 7Far Tortuga
Far Tortuga1975 - 8The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard1978 - 9Sand Rivers
Sand Rivers1980 - 10Indian Country
Indian Country1984 - 11Nine-Headed Dragon River
Nine-Headed Dragon River1986 - 12Under the Mountain Wall
Under the Mountain Wall1987 - 13On the River Styx and Other Stories
On the River Styx and Other Stories1989 - 14Killing Mister Watson
Killing Mister Watson1990 - 15In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse1991 - 16Baikal Sacred Sea of Siberia
Baikal Sacred Sea of Siberia1992 - 17Shadows of Africa
Shadows of Africa1992 - 18East of Lo Monthang
East of Lo Monthang1995 - 19Lost Man's River
Lost Man's River1997 - 20Tigers in the Snow
Tigers in the Snow2000 - 21The Birds of Heaven
The Birds of Heaven2001 - 22End of the Earth
End of the Earth2003 - 23Shadow Country
Shadow Country2008 - 24In Paradise
In Paradise2014