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Popular As | Peter Matthiessen |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 96 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | May 22, 1927 (New York) |
Birthday | May 22 |
Town/City | New York |
Nationality | New York |
Peter Matthiessen’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Peter Matthiessen was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
A twentieth-century American novelist and wilderness writer, he is best known for works such as The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country. The latter work won the National Book Award for Fiction.
He studied English at Yale University and began his literary career as a writer of short stories.
He won the prestigious Atlantic Prize for one of his works of short fiction.
He married Maria Eckhart in 1980.
While living in Paris, he associated with James Baldwin and other expatriate writers.