The Snow Leopard

Resumen del libro

In 1973 Matthiessen journeyed with George Schaller, a field biologist, to Crystal Mountain in the Himalayas, to study the wild blue sheep of the region called bharal. They also hoped to see the rare snow leopard, an almost mythical creature which Schaller once glimpsed on a previous visit. Matthiessen is a student of Zen Buddhism and for him this was as much an inner journey as a field trip. He succeeds well in blending the spiritual with the earthly and his book is an evocative account of a remote and timeless place and its people.

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.