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Peter Matthiessen
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Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, writer, screenwriter, and historian. Born in New York City on May 22, 1927, he was educated at Yale University and the Hotchkiss School. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His notable works include *At Play in the Fields of the Lord*, *In the Spirit of Crazy Horse*, *Hráči na vinici Páně*, *Tijgers in de sneeuw*, and *De sneeuwluipaard*.
Matthiessen received the John Burroughs Medal, the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Book Award. He was also nominated for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He died of leukemia in Sagaponack on April 5, 2014, due to natural causes. His personal library and archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- May 22, 1927
- Died
- April 5, 2014
- Works
- 115
Top works
- At play in the fields of the Lord
- In the spirit of Crazy Horse
- Hráči na vinici Páně
- Tijgers in de sneeuw
- De sneeuwluipaard
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Film & TV
Known for
- On Meditation — Self2016
- Knight of Cups — Christopher2015
- Doc — Himself2008
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier — Self - Author, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse"1991
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-05-22 ) May 22, 1927, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05) (aged 86), Sagaponack, New York , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Language
- English
- Education
- Yale University ( BA )
- Period
- 1950–2014
- Genre
- Nature writing travel writing history novels
- Notable works
- The Snow Leopard Shadow Country
- Notable awards
- Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities (2000) National Book Award for Fiction (2008)
- Spouse
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Sagaponack
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Jewish people
- Image
- Peter Matthiessen photograph.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-04-05
- Commons category
- Peter Matthiessen
- date of birth
- 1927-05-22
- cause of death
- leukemia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in kana
- ピーター・マシーセン
- name in native language
- Peter Matthiessen
- described by source
- The Paris Review
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Matthiessen (May 22, 1927 – April 5, 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, 1979, category Contemporary Thought) and fiction (Shadow Country, 2008). He was also a prominent environmental activist.
Matthiessen's nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One (1960) by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) into the 1991 film of the same name.
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