![]() ![]() It is late September in 1973, and Matthiessen is 46-year-old. The work begins with Matthiessen’s initial journeys through Nepal. The Snow Leopard is told in the first person through Matthiessen’s travel journals, along with supporting documents such as maps. It was praised for its seamless integration of memoir, travelogue, natural history, and religious writing. Its themes include spiritual growth, moral development, reckoning with mortality, and beauty. The Snow Leopard won the National Book Award in 1979, and Matthiessen remains the rare author to have won a National Book Award in fiction and nonfiction. The Snow Leopard (1978) by American author, editor, and naturalist Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) follows the author’s physical and spiritual journey to a holy shrine in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal, as well as his fascination with finding a rarely seen snow leopard. ![]()
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She has been subjected to quite a bit of appropriation lately, and whitewashing her words to fit a broader context is unacceptable. Before I recommend this book, I would like to point out that her work is intended for POC (people of color). ![]() ![]() ![]() This comes to ahead with the interactions with Professor Dumbledore throughout the entire book. He is frustrated that no one seems to be giving him the time of day or taking what he has to say into account. The story essentially boils down to Harry being frustrated that he cannot do much himself for the Order of the Phoenix because he is still so young despite his past achievements and knowledge. This leads to him being expelled and needing to attend a hearing to be tried for his crimes. ![]() In self defence Harry protects himself and his cousin from them dementors by using magic. It doesn’t take long for things to go wrong and be visibility out of the ordinary for this story as Dementors show up and go after the two of them. 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