The Art of PatienceSylvain TessonLabel: Oneworld PublicationsDescription: Winner of the Prix Renaudot 2019A New York Times Best Book of 2021‘Extraordinarily beautiful… a long last loving glance at the planet.’ Carl Safina author of Becoming WildThe snow leopard stalks the frozen expanse of the Tibetan plateau – 4500 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.***‘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
