{"product_id":"mens-lives-paperback","title":"Men's Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time in a text-only edition, Peter Matthiessen's acclaimed Men's Lives should enjoy the kind of success that greeted John McPhee's Pine Barrens and William Warner's Beautiful Swimmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.72 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694589907007,"sku":"9780394755601","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9b922544ea91c31fe6aed966b1a8c1b2.webp?v=1765001601","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mens-lives-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}