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Peter Matthiessen is a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations have resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them Birds of Heaven, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. In November 2008, at age 81, he received his second National Book Award for Shadow Country, an 890-page revision of a trilogy of novels he released in the 1990s.
An African Trilogy brings together three classic works by the esteemed naturalist writer Peter Matthiessen. The Tree Where Man Was Born, first published in 1972, takes the reader on an eventful journey through East Africa from Sudan, through Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania taking in the game reserves and conservation areas of the Serengeti, the Masal Mara and the Ngorongoro Crater. In African Silences he travels in West Africa and Zaire and gives an uncompromising account of the ways in which the natural habitat is being destroyed. The latest book in the trilogy, Sand Rivers, focuses on one of the largest game reserves left on earth, the Selous in Southern Tanzania. As ever, Matthiessen creates memorable pictures of the African wildlife and the characters he encounters. This skilful and evocative writer explores the heart of tribal Africa in the 1970s and 80s with unique sympathy and insight. (Kirkus UK)
