{"product_id":"on-the-river-styx-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"On the River Styx: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eAt Play in the Fields of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFar Tortuga\u003c\/i\u003e and works of naturalism and exploration like the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunning collection of short stories, available for the first time in paperback, spans more than three decades of writing by one of the most acclaimed literary voices of our time.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Far Tortuga and works of naturalism and exploration like the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard. \u003cbr\u003eThis stunning collection of short stories, available for the first time in paperback, spans more than three decades of writing by one of the most acclaimed literary voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1927 and had already begun his writing career by the time he graduated from Yale University in 1950. The following year, he was a founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Besides \u003ci\u003eAt Play in the Fields of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, he published six other works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFar Tortuga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKilling Mister Watson\u003c\/i\u003e. Matthiessen's parallel career as a naturalist and explorer resulted in numerous widely acclaimed books of nonfiction, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Tree Where Man Was Born\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and\u003ci\u003e The Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e, which won it. Matthiessen died in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.01 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247166218547,"sku":"9780679728528","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/By2n76elJ9780679728528.webp?v=1776298846","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/on-the-river-styx-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}