Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 1998 |
Seiten | 336 |
Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,0 cm |
B-Format | |
Gewicht | 244 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 009977111X |
EAN | 9780099771111 |
Bestell-Nr | 09977111EA |
'Matthiessen's book is a triumph that will outlive him. It is a masterpiece' John Hillaby
Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas.
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.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY
'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux
'A delight' i Paper
Rezension:
A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among