The Snow Leopard

Walking for weeks across the Himalaya in search of a rarely seen cat, Peter Matthiessen turned a field expedition into one of the most admired works of modern travel writing. The Snow Leopard records the journey in diary form: altitude, weather, porters, monasteries and the discipline of waiting for an animal that may never appear. Running alongside the trek is a second account of grief and of Zen practice, and the two strands hold each other in balance. The prose is precise about terrain and equally careful about states of mind. What makes it last: • A diary-form account of a Himalayan expedition on foot • Close observation of high-altitude landscape, wildlife and village life • Buddhist practice and personal loss carried through the narrative • A recognised landmark of nature and travel literature Ideal for readers of travel writing, nature essays and contemplative nonfiction, available at Boipoka.