About the Book: Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet
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 Pariss 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