The Birds of Heaven

Name: The Birds of Heaven
ISBN: 9780865476578

Travels with Cranes

by Peter Matthiessen

4/5

(24 votes)

“You don’t have to be a ‘craniac’.

to appreciate [this book].

All you really need is a passion for prose as good as it gets.

” —Chicago TribuneIn legend, cranes often figure as harbingers of heaven and omens of longevity.

Format: 352 pages, Paperback
First published: April 16, 2003
Publishers: North Point Press
Subjects: Nature·Ecology·Endangered species·Nature·Birds·Birdwatching·General·Environmental conservation·Protection·Endangered species·Nature·Birds·Birdwatching·Cranes
Language: English

This book is another triumph for Peter Matthiessen. In a class with The Snow Leopard, for which he won the National Book Award.

The Birds of Heaven is an unusual mix of natural history, travel, personal reflections, and tough lessons in the realities of international cooperation (or lack thereof) in conservation. It is thoroughly engaging, and also has beautiful illustrations and photographs.

I first read Peter Matthiessen in the 1970s: "The Snow Leopard", and was so moved by his writing that I began to read everything I could find that he authored. I have never been disappointed.

About Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen is the author of more than thirty books and the only writer to win the National Book Award for both non-fiction (The Snow Leopard, in two categories, in 1979 and 1980) and fiction (Shadow Country, in 2008). A co-founder of The Paris Review and a world-renowned naturalist, explorer and activist, he died in April 2014....

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