Happy birthday Peter Matthiessen
The novelist and nature writer turns 81 today. Born in New York City, Matthiessen became one of the founders of The Paris Review. His novels, a number of which, including Killing Mister Watson, are set in the Everglades, often explore the complex relationship between man and nature. His nonfiction book The Snow Leopard is considered one of the great travel books of the 20th century
