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Peter Matthiessen
AuthorBooks · Second hand1927-2014
Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction and fiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist.
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About Peter Matthiessen
Birth
1927
Death
2014
First book
1978
Years writing
48
Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction and fiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist.
Peter Matthiessen was a co-founder of the renowned literary magazine The Paris Review.
His work as a naturalist and travel writer reached its peak with the acclaimed book The Snow Leopard.
Beyond literature, Matthiessen had a surprising career as a CIA agent.
His commitment to environmental activism and Native American rights defined much of his non-fiction writing.
Several of his novels were adapted for the screen, including a collaboration with filmmaker Luis Buñuel.
