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Sylvain Tesson

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1) The art of patience: seeking the snow leopard in Tibet

Author

Tesson, Sylvain

Publisher

Penguin Press

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

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"The Art of Patience is an account of an expedition to the mountains of Tibet in search of the elusive snow leopard. After recovering from an accident, adventurer Sylvain Tesson and his traveling companions embraced the virtues of patience and silence, and were rewarded when the snow leopard revealed itself"--

2) The consolations of the forest: alone in a cabin on the Siberian Taiga

Author

Tesson, Sylvain

Publisher

Rizzoli Ex Libris

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

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"A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix Médicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme. No stranger to inhospitable places, Sylvain Tesson exiles himself to a wooden cabin on Siberia's Lake Baikal, a full day's hike from any 'neighbor,' with his thoughts, his books, a couple of dogs, and many bottles of vodka...

3) The velvet queen

Publisher

Oscilloscope Laboratories

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

Français

Description

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Chronicles a quest by nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson to document the elusive snow leopard in the Tibetan highlands.

4) The velvet queen

Publisher

Oscilloscope Laboratories

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

Français

Description

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Follows nature photographer Vincent Munier and guide writer Sylvain Tesson as they search the Tibetan highlands to document the elusive snow leopard.