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.

"[A] passionately observed and argued blend of natural history, ethnography, philosophy and mysticism written in a style for which the closest comparison is that of Joseph Conrad" Independent "A completely delightful book... An extraordinary perception... Nowhere in The Cloud Forest did I come across a false note" New York Times "His book deserves as long as life as the records of such earlier naturalists as Darwin, Bates and Hudson" New York Herald Tribune "Probably the best writer in America" -- Martin Cruz Smith

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.

"[A] passionately observed and argued blend of natural history, ethnography, philosophy and mysticism written in a style for which the closest comparison is that of Joseph Conrad" Independent "A completely delightful book... An extraordinary perception... Nowhere in The Cloud Forest did I come across a false note" New York Times "His book deserves as long as life as the records of such earlier naturalists as Darwin, Bates and Hudson" New York Herald Tribune "Probably the best writer in America" -- Martin Cruz Smith