The Snow Leopard

Resumen del libro

This is the account of a journey to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo in the high Himalayas.

In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart' - amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace.

He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical.

Biografía del autor

Peter Matthiessen (Nueva York, 1927-2014), escritor, viajero y naturalista, se ha interesado profundamente por el pensamiento oriental y el budismo zen, como reflejan muchos de sus trabajos. En 1978 ganó el National Book Award por x{0026}lt;em El leopardo de las nievesx{0026}lt;/em . Es también autor de la novelax{0026}lt;em Jugando en los campos del Señor x{0026}lt;/em y del volumen de relatos x{0026}lt;em En la laguna Estigix{0026}lt;/em a.