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The first edition of the novel was published in 2008, and was written by peter matthiessen. Winning the 1979 contemporary thought award and 1980 general nonfiction award for this very book. Matthiessen also hopes to catch a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard. Western american literature, volume 14, number 1, spring 1979, pp.
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As peter reflects on his past, family and his life in general he seeks a teacher in the far reaches of nepal. His works of fiction include at play in the fields of the lord, far tortuga and the acclaimed watson trilogy. To his amused realization several teachers and teachings were offered throughout this amazing journey to shey monastery at crystal mountain. It is an account of his twomonth search for the snow leopard with naturalist george schaller in the dolpo region on the tibetan plateau in the himalayas. The snow leopard by peter matthiessen the beauty of.
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