Peter Matthiessen

  • 57

    Catalog books

  • 27

    Works

  • 1900 to 2013

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Peter Matthiessen has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 57 catalog-linked books across 1900 to 2013, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction, Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Bone by Bone: A Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1900 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Penguin Group USA.

Best Place To Start

Bone by Bone: A Novel

Random House Inc • 1999 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Random House Inc and Penguin Group USA

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction • Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1900 to 2013; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Penguin Group USA.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Bone by Bone: A Novel

    Random House Inc • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 410 pages.

  2. Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

    Random House Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 304 pages.

  3. African Silences

    Random House Inc • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 225 pages.

  4. At Play in the Fields of the Lord (Vintage)

    Random House Inc • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 373 pages.

  5. Killing Mister Watson

    Random House Inc • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 372 pages.

  6. On the River Styx: And Other Stories

    Random House Inc • 1990 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Far Tortuga: A Novel

    Random House Inc • 1988 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 408 pages.

  8. Men's Lives

    Random House Inc • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 335 pages.

  9. Endocrine Disrupters

    Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John • 2013 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 416 pages.

  10. Tigers in the Snow

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 185 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions) is the easier short commitment, while Bone by Bone: A Novel asks for more reading time up front.
  • Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Bone by Bone: A Novel leans later in the catalog.

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