From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
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- Synopsis
- WINNER OF THE THOMAS COOK TRAVEL BOOK AWARD Vikram Seth's first popular success, From Heaven Lake, tells the story of a journey he made on the road from China to India as a young graduate student. Hitch-hiking, walking, slogging through rivers and across leech-ridden hills, Vikram Seth travelled through Sinkiang and Tibet to Nepal. Wry, observant and delightfully written, From Heaven Lake is an unusual and intriguing exploration of one of the world's least-known areas and a travel classic. ‘Has a charming timelessness, not simply due to the people on its pages but because it always rings true' - Financial Express 'Utterly convincing and unlike other recent accounts of Tibet... the most engaging and unexpected travel book of the year' - Sunday Telegraph.
- Copyright:
- 1983
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 133 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780143420224
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books India
- Date of Addition:
- 05/25/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Vikram Seth
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.