From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

by VikramSeth (Author)

Synopsis

'The perfect travel book' New Statesman Hitch-hiking, walking, slogging through rivers and across leech-ridden hills, Vikram Seth travelled through Sinkiang and Tibet to Nepal: from Heaven Lake to the Himalayas. By breaking away from the reliable routes of organised travel, he transformed his journey into an unusual and intriguing exploration of one of the world's least known areas. 'Vikram Seth is already the best writer of his generation' Daniel Johnson, The Tmes

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 2
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Sep 1993

ISBN 10: 185799082X
ISBN 13: 9781857990829
Book Overview: A classic travel book by an internationally bestselling author
Prizes: Winner of Thomas Cook Travel Book Award 1983 and Thomas Cook Travel Book Awards Narrative Travel Book Category 1983.

Author Bio
Vikram Seth was born in 1952. He trained as an economist and has lived for several years each in England, California, China and India. He is the author of A Suitable Boy, which was an international number one bestseller, An Equal Music and several other novels. He has also written five volumes of poetry including Beastly Tales.