Peter Matthiessen

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American novelist (1927-2014)

United States WritersLived 1927 to 2014 · aged 86

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Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher, and onetime CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he is the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction and fiction. He was also a prominent environmental activist.

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2010William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

2008National Book Award

2001Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction

2000Heinz Award

1993Helmerich Award

1982John Burroughs Medal

1980National Book Award

1979National Book Award for Nonfiction

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