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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet Paperback - 1987

by Seth, Vikram

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The author of The Golden Gate describes his 1981 hitchhiking trip home to India from China via Tibet and Nepal in a book as unconventional, surprising and enthralling as The Golden Gate. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.

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Vintage. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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  • Title From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
  • Author Seth, Vikram
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1987 1st ed. thu
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1987-10-12
  • Bookseller's Inventory # V13N-00575
  • ISBN 9780394752181 / 039475218X
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress subjects Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) - Description, Tibet (China) - Description and travel
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87040067
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the jacket flap

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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About the author

Vikram Seth's books include three poetry collections, a libretto, the travel memoir From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet, and the novels The Golden Gate and A Suitable Boy. Born in Calcutta, Seth has lived in China, California, England, and India.