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The Tree Where Man Was Born

Paperback • 2010 • English

The Tree Where Man Was Born

By Peter Matthiessen

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About the book

A timeless and majestic portrait of Africa by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the new novel In Paradise A finalist for the National Book Award when it was released in 1972, this vivid portrait of East Africa remains as fresh and revelatory now as on the day it was first published. Peter Matthiessen exquisitely combines nature and travel writing to portray the sights, scenes, and people he observed firsthand in se...Show more

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ISBN

9780143106241

Publisher

PENGUIN BOOKS

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

The Tree Where Man Was Born

Format

Paperback

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