The Art of Patience

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‘The Art of Patience’ sees the renowned French adventurer and writer Sylvain Tesson undertake an expedition to the mountains of Tibet in search of the famously elusive snow leopard. After the publication of ‘The Consolations of the Forest’ (2014), Sylvain Tesson had a devastating climbing accident that broke far too many bones in his body. A year later, determined to walk himself back to health, he set off on the backroads of France from the Piedmont to Brittany. Then in 2018, in the footsteps of the admired American writer Peter Matthiessen, he undertook a far more ambitious, far more testing journey: to learn the art of patience, waiting for the snow leopard to appear – no small challenge for a man who all his life has sought to beat time by outrunning it.

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Winner of the Prix Renaudot 2019

A New York Times Best Book of 2021

‘Extraordinarily beautiful? a long last loving glance at the planet.’ Carl Safina, author of Becoming Wild

The snow leopard stalks the frozen expanse of the Tibetan plateau – 4,500 metres above sea level. Fierce, silent, near invisible, she is a perfectly adapted predator.

Escaping Paris’s urban sprawl, the renowned French adventurer Sylvain Tesson journeys into the frozen wilderness in search of these most elusive creatures.

Tightly focused and tautly written, Tesson offers a dazzling account of a singular journey, a meditation on the ruthlessness of the natural world, a plea for ecological sanity and a reflection on the lost art of patience.

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‘One of the best books of the year.’ Financial Times

‘A transcendent travel writer.’ Countryfile, Best Books of 2021

‘A poetic eulogy to the planet.’ Big Issue

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.3 cm
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Paperback
Pages

176
Language

English
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Dewey

915.1504612 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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