An African Trilogy by Peter Matthiessen

An African Trilogy by Peter Matthiessen

This volume contains three pieces of travel writing by Peter Matthiessen, who joined a number of expeditions to Africa in the 1970s and 1980s - "The Tree Where Man Was Born", "African Silences" and "Sand Rivers". The book contains an introduction by the author.

A profoundly moving portrait of the region.. Even now, years after I first read it, The Tree Where Man was Born seems imbued with precious vision -- Jeremy Seal * Sunday Times *
The skilled naturalist writer is almost as rare as the Congo peacock or the pygmy elephant - both subjects of the quest Peter Matthiessen conducts in African Silences. 'Skilled' is almost an insulting understatement for Matthiessen's sharply captivating prose -- Gary Mead * Financial Times *
The Tree Where Man Was Born is a truly magnificent book that will be just as important 50 years from now -- Peter Farb

Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.

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ISBN 13	9781860467882
ISBN 10	1860467881
Title	An African Trilogy
Author	Peter Matthiessen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2000-04-20
Number of pages	384
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