I have not read The Snow Leopard, but I do have an ancient copy of Wildlife in America sitting just across the room from me.
I read it with great interest when it arrived as a Christmas present a few years ago.
It’s quite a gem.
And he’s not a bad storyteller either, as you’ll see in this clip.
Never trust a writer who is pretentious. Pretense is a cover for lack of talent.
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Yes, Peter Matthiessen is an amazing nature & fiction writer. Many novels. Wildlife in America is a GREAT book. It has gone in & out of print over the decades, and is well worth a read. Lovely line drawing, too (not be Peter M.).