African Silences By Matthiessen, Peter Books / Paperback Special Collections / Author Archives › Peter Matthiessen Collection Publisher: Harvill, January 1991 Price $13.89 Free Shipping Send to a friend Used - Good Good condition. ISBN: 9780002712156. From the library of American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA officer Peter Matthiessen. Customized Peter Matthiessaen book label inside front cover. (Ecology, Sub-Saharan Africa, Travel, Memoir, Biologists) $13.89 3 in Stock at Warehouse Quantity Add Free Shipping to continental U.S. OR $1.00 per item discount if shipped to store.