From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others.
After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394752181 (039475218X)
Publish date: October 12th 1987
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
A sweet and young travelogue, in a good way, of some of Seth's travels while he was an exchange student in China. Seth is, of course, a fine writer. He does a lovely job of setting a scene by reporting a few striking details.
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