Peter Matthiessen

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Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 – April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979, category Contemporary Thought) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008). He was also a prominent environmental activist.

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Tides
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Shadow Country
Representative edition published 2012
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Cloud Forest
Representative edition published 2012
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País de sombras
Representative edition published 2010
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Representative edition published 2009
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Club de lucha
Representative edition published 2007
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Rant
Representative edition published 2007
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El lleopard de les neus
Representative edition published 2005
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The birds of heaven
Representative edition published 2002
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Tigers in the snow
Representative edition published 2000
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Al pie de la montaña
Representative edition published 2000
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Realidades ajenas
Representative edition published 2000
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THE PARIS REVIEW - 45th Anniversary Issue - Spring 1999 - Vol. 41 No. 150
Representative edition published 1999
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El río del dragón de nueve cabezas
Representative edition published 1999
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Far Tortuga
Representative edition published 1995
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Freshwater field tests for hazard assessment of chemicals
Representative edition published 1994
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African Silences
Representative edition published 1992
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In the spirit of Crazy Horse
Representative edition published 1991
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On the River Styx and Other Stories
Representative edition published 1990
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Snow Leopard
Representative edition published 1979
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The Snow Leopard
Representative edition published 1978
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At play in the fields of the Lord
Representative edition published 1976
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Sal Si Puedes
Representative edition published 1971
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Wildlife in America
Representative edition published 1967
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