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Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA officer. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction and fiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist. Matthiessen's nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord into the 1991 film of the same name. In 2008, at age 81, Matthiessen received the National Book Award for Fiction for Shadow Country, a one-volume, 890-page revision of his three novels set in frontier Florida that had been published in the 1990s.
BornMay 22, 1927, New York City, New York
DiedApril 05, 2014, Sagaponack, New York
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period1950–2014
GenreNature writing, Travel writing, History, Novels
Notable worksThe Snow Leopard, Shadow Country
Notable awardsNational Book Award for Fiction Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities (2000)
SpousePatsy Southgate (1950-1956, div.), Deborah Love (1963-1972, her death), Maria Eckhart (1980-2014, his death)
ChildrenLucas Matthiessen, Sara Carey Matthiessen, Rue Matthiessen, Alex Matthiessen

About Peter Matthiessen

Novelist Peter Matthiessen was born on May 22, 1927 in New York, United States (He dies at the age of 86, on April 5, 2014).

He is most known for works like as The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country, both of which he wrote in the twentieth century. The National Book Award for Fiction was given to the later work.

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Peter Matthiessen before becoming famous

Peter Matthiessen was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1927 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his creative career as a short story writer after studying English at Yale University.

Achievement of Peter Matthiessen

For one of his short stories, he was awarded the coveted Atlantic Prize.

Peter Matthiessen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1980, he married Maria Eckhart.

Peter Matthiessen on Social Media

Peter Matthiessen Collabed with

He became friends with Novelist James Baldwin and other expatriate writers while living in Paris.

Peter Matthiessen Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Peter Matthiessen updated on March 10 2023.