Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen was born in New York City on May 22nd, 1927 and passed away at the age of 86 on April 5th, 2014.

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Peter Matthiessen Stats: The most read book by Peter Matthiessen on Book Notification is Shadow Country, the 4th novel in the Shadow Country series. The second most read book is At Play in the Fields of the Lord, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Peter Matthiessen books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The African Trilogy Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Tree Where Man Was Born	1972	Loading... Go
2	Sand Rivers	1981	Loading... Go
3	African Silences	1991	Loading... Go

List of Shadow Country Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Shadow Country books are Shadow Country, Killing Mister Watson, and Lost Man's River.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Killing Mister Watson	1990	Loading... Go
2	Lost Man's River	1997	Loading... Go
3	Bone by Bone	1999	Loading... Go
4	8.7 Shadow Country	2008	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are At Play in the Fields of the Lord, In Paradise, and Raditzer.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Year of the Tempest	1957	Loading... Go
2	Raditzer	1961	Loading... Go
3	7.3 At Play in the Fields of the Lord	1965	Loading... Go
4	Race Rock	1969	Loading... Go
5	The Seal Pool	1972	Loading... Go
6	Far Tortuga	1975	Loading... Go
7	Partisans	1987	Loading... Go
8	In Paradise	2014	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		On the River Styx and Other Stories	1989	Loading... Go
2		The Peter Matthiessen Reader	2000	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest, and End of the Earth.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Wildlife in America	1959	Loading... Go
2	The Cloud Forest	1961	Loading... Go
3	Under The Mountain Wall	1962	Loading... Go
4	Oomingmak	1967	Loading... Go
5	Sal Si Puedes	1970	Loading... Go
6	Blue Meridian	1971	Loading... Go
7	The Wind Birds	1973	Loading... Go
8	7 The Snow Leopard	1978	Loading... Go
9	In the Spirit of Crazy Horse	1983	Loading... Go
10	Indian Country	1984	Loading... Go
11	1000 Adventures	1984	Loading... Go
12	Men's Lives	1986	Loading... Go
13	Nine-Headed Dragon River	1986	Loading... Go
14	Baikal: Sacred Sea of Siberia	1992	Loading... Go
15	Shadows of Africa	1992	Loading... Go
16	Red and Blue Days	1993	Loading... Go
17	Conversations with Peter Matthiessen	1994	Loading... Go
18	East of Lo Monthang	1995	Loading... Go
19	No Boundaries	1997	Loading... Go
20	Zen and the Writing Life	1999	Loading... Go
21	Tigers in the Snow	2000	Loading... Go
22	The Birds of Heaven	2001	Loading... Go
23	End of the Earth	2003	Loading... Go
24	Are We There Yet? (With: Peter Cunningham)	2010	Loading... Go

List of Peter Matthiessen Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark	2000	Loading... Go
2	Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers	2012	Loading... Go
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Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen was born on May 22nd, 1927. Peter passed away April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old. Peter Matthiessen was born in New York City.

Peter Matthiessen has written 24 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1959 with the book Wildlife in America. The most recently released was Are We There Yet? which was released in 2010.

Peter Matthiessen: Awards & Accolades

Peter Matthiessen won the Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1993.

Matthiessen's book, Shadow Country won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2008.

Matthiessen's book, At Play in the Fields of the Lord was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1966.

Peter Matthiessen: Lists & Other Mentions

Far Tortuga was a Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
The Snow Leopard was a National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006 and a National Geographic Adventure Magazine: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time Selection in 2004.

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J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Peter Matthiessen: F.A.Q

When was Peter Matthiessen Born?

Peter Matthiessen was born on May 22nd, 1927.

When did Peter Matthiessen die?

Peter Matthiessen died on April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old.

Where was Peter Matthiessen Born?

Peter Matthiessen was born in New York City, .

What awards has Peter Matthiessen won?

Peter Matthiessen has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1993).

What book awards has Peter Matthiessen won?

Matthiessen's book, Shadow Country won the award National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2008.

What was the first book Peter Matthiessen wrote?

The first book written by Peter Matthiessen was The Year of the Tempest, published in 1957.

What was the most recent book Peter Matthiessen wrote?

Their most recently released work was In Paradise on January 1st, 2014.

What is the most popular book by Peter Matthiessen?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Peter Matthiessen book is Shadow Country. Here are their most popular books:

Shadow Country (8.67)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (7.33)
The Snow Leopard (7)

How many books has Peter Matthiessen written?

Peter Matthiessen has written 41 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in The African Trilogy Series, 4 books in the Shadow Country Series, 8 Standalone Novels, 2 Collections, 24 Non-Fiction Books.

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