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2014 Celebrity Death: Peter Matthiessen Died April 5 At The Age Of 86

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A Zen Buddhist, spy and activist, Matthiessen cofounded The Paris Review and won National Book Awards for The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country. He wrote nonfiction and fiction but described fiction as his passion.

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