peter matthiessen

Page counts vary by title and edition; in the results reviewed they range from about 352 to 912 pages.

Most editions shown in the results are paperback, though at least one hardcover edition appears among the listings.

The editions shown are in English.

Common settings include the Himalayas, the Florida Everglades, and South American rainforest areas; recurring subjects include spiritual journeys and travel, frontier landscapes, and accounts of historical conflicts and protests.

His nonfiction addresses environmental and conservation concerns, land and legal struggles, labor and political activism, and spiritual/Zen searching.

They are often described as epic, sweeping, stylistically ambitious, and gripping, addressing large themes of land and human conflict.