| Publication |
New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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| Description |
xv, 293+10Lavender spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Considered a travel-writing landmark, this book is about the expedition, imprisonment and escape to Lhasa of Heinrich Harrer , the first Westerner to ever sight this most holiest of places.
Harrer's life in Lhasa for seven years during the course of which he learned the Tibetan language, became the tutor and friend of the young Dalai Lama and his life is a remarkable account of incredible courage and self-reliance set against the background of a magnificent culture.
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| Standard Number |
978086087077 Pb.
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