On the great East African plain it is the human who feels himself the intruder. Here, and perhaps only here, the world is that of the animals. It is they who belong, as humans do not. In the more sensitive traveler this evokes a feeling of being privileged to observe ancient forms, settings and behavior that have survived intact from pre-history.
"Matthiessen has the language to express this feeling of awe...Matthiessen also goes into the relationships between humans past and present in East Africa's great fauna with many a flash of insight into the instincts each has bred in the other...This is the Africa book par excellence." (Saturday Review)
"Matthiessen has the language to express this feeling of awe...Matthiessen also goes into the relationships between humans past and present in East Africa's great fauna with many a flash of insight into the instincts each has bred in the other...This is the Africa book par excellence." (Saturday Review)
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Hardback Editions
July 1998 : Hardback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-86046-374-6 / 9781860463747 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-8446-6892-3 / 978-0-8446-6892-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1996 : Hardback
| Title: Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-56731-102-4 / 9781567311020 (USA edition) Publisher: MJF Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1992 : Hardback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen Publisher: Viking Adult Availability: Amazon More details... |
1980 : Hardback
| Title: Tree Where Man Was Born. Author(s): Peter Matthiessen Publisher: 0 Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1972 : Hardback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born : The African Experience Author(s): Peter Matthiessen, Eliot Porter ISBN: 0-525-22265-0 / 978-0-525-22265-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 1995 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-86046-016-X / 9781860460166 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 1995 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born (Penguin nature classics) Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-14-023934-0 / 978-0-14-023934-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1987 : Paperback
| Title: Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-525-48320-9 / 978-0-525-48320-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1984 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born (Picador Books) Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-330-28196-8 / 978-0-330-28196-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1983 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-525-48452-3 / 978-0-525-48452-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Plume Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1983 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-525-48032-3 / 978-0-525-48032-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Plume Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1974 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born / The African Experience Author(s): Peter and Eliot Porter Matthiessen Publisher: Avon, 1974 Availability: Amazon More details... |
1974 : Paperback
| Title: The tree where man was born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-380-00050-4 / 978-0-380-00050-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 1972 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-00-211838-6 / 978-0-00-211838-5 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1924 : Paperback
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen Publisher: Morrow/Avon Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2010 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born: Library Edition Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-4417-1067-1 / 978-1-4417-1067-3 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
March 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-4417-1068-X / 978-1-4417-1068-0 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2010 : MP3 CD
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 1-4417-1071-X / 978-1-4417-1071-0 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1989 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born Author(s): Peter Matthiessen ISBN: 0-7366-1558-X / 978-0-7366-1558-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 1984 : Unknown
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