The Snow Leopard
New York : Viking Press, 1978.
Format: Book
Description: 338 pages ; 24 cm
An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), the National Book Award-winning author of the new novel In Paradise. 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.
ISBN:
9780143105510 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRAVEL Writing Mat | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/13/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1989.
National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1989.