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Product details

Series: Penguin Classics

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: Penguin Classics; Second Edition Thus edition (September 30, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0143105515

ISBN-13: 978-0143105510

Product Dimensions:

5.1 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

268 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#21,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

I bought this book based on the customer reviews before me which were very favorable for this book. So I purchased it. I have to admit, this type of book is a stretch for me anyway because this is not a typical book I would read, if that makes sense. Anyway, my problem with it is that the book is highly marked by Buddhist concepts, practices, words, rituals, definitions...you get the idea. While that is not an entirely bad thing....it is if those overall concepts do not resonate with the reader...as they did not with me. It made for an aching read for me. Definitely not a keeper for my library.

The story is extremely well written and is far from a standard adventure drama. It is much more akin to "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". It is an intrigue tale of self-discovery using the language and faith practices of the Himalayan cultures the writer travels through to explain his personal progress. Much like Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", the writer's personal journey mirrors the actual journey taken. It was a slow read with deep layering of flora, fauna, geography, history and religion... sometimes just too much. This book is worth the investment, but it is not an entertaining read.

Wow, this book was simple yet stunning. The writing took my breath away & I would read & re-read the same passages over & over again because I was hypnotized by their elegance. Beware though, this is not an easy read. I am a vivacious reader & it took me over a month to finish this book because it demands all of you; it demands that you be present & I truly responded to that. If you like hiking, forests, mountains, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Zen, or anything relating I think you'll find harmony with this story.

Peter Matthiessen considered himself primarily a fiction writer, though his non-fiction output was nearly twice as heavy. He is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both categories. Matthiessen, who died in April of this year, was a well-known literary figure, traveler, naturalist, environmentalist, and Buddhist. A couple of his novels, Far Tortuga & Shadow Country, rank in the highest tier of my personal favorites.The Snow Leopard is a famous book that recounts the author’s 1973 journey to the remote mountains of Nepal with field biologist George Schaller, who went to study the Himalayan blue sheep. Matthiessen went along for several reasons, for the high altitude flora and fauna, the most elusive of which is the snow leopard, and for spiritual reasons having to do with a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine on Crystal Mountain, as well as a more personal quest to understand reality and suffering, prompted by the recent loss of his wife to cancer.I read this book slowly, partly due to my recent schedule but mainly to savor the words, as seemed best upon my encounter with them. The related journey is a combination of sheer arduous traveling, a Buddhist history of the region, a seeker’s inner path, a traveler’s account of the lives of the people living there, and as usual with this writer, lyrical descriptions of the natural world in its many forms.Like the mountain journey itself, the passages move up and down with the landscape, changing with the weather and the reader’s mind, finding footholds in different areas of interest, holding true in sparkling moments of transcendence that balance more mundane points in other spots. There are wonderful observations of locals, both human and animal, and the inner struggles of a spiritual man who rises and falls in his attempts at betterment. Written as daily journal entries, the accumulation of the details of hardship and progress and doubt and beauty and loss began to gather within this reader and alter his perceptions in ways both subtle and profound.In most ways this journey is no longer possible, in all likelihood not politically feasible, while the region itself is no longer as remote as it was forty years ago, not to mention the fact that many readers would not relish or even be capable of the physical demands. Here then is an opportunity to experience something of this incredible undertaking and feel this mystical, ethereal high country – in a staggering and moving accomplishment.Here are two passages to illustrate the reflective and physical aspects of the journey.When I watch blue sheep, I must watch blue sheep, not be thinking about sex, danger, or the present, for this present – even while I think of it – is gone.In the cold wind, the track is icy even at midday, yet one cannot wander to the side without plunging through the crust. The regular slow step that works best on steep mountainsides is difficult; I slip and clamber. Far above, a train of yaks makes dark curves on the shining ice; soon a second herd overtakes me, the twine-soled herders strolling up the icy incline with hands clasped behind their backs, grunting and whistling at the heaving animals.

One of my all time favorite books. I have both the ebook and the paperback. Part mountaineering, part flora/fauna, part Zen, but always a keen sense of place. Truely inspiring. You'll want to take a Himalayan trek after reading it.

It took me forever to finish this book. It's a little hard to get into. Matthiessen doesn't have a great narrative sense and at times his writing feels very labored. But the book is beautiful (at moments) and sometimes that alone can make a book worth reading. It's really a travel book with and emphasis on self discovery; and it reads a little like a journal--with the flatness and occasional tedium that that entails. But it has an emotional integrity and cohesiveness that keeps you engaged. The author is also grieving after the death of his wife. So feelings of guilt and loss are interwoven with his travels through the Himalayas and his search for the elusive Snow Leopard. Despite the flaws, it's really a classic in its genre.

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