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Seven Years in Tibet

By (author) Heinrich Harrer, Translated by Richard Graves

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This adventure story is also the biography of Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion when he was caught by the outbreak of the World War II while climbing in the Himalayas.;Being an Austrian he was interned in India but succeeded in escaping into Tibet. After a series of experiences in a country never before crossed by a Westerner he reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired an understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans.;He became the friend and tutor of the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion.;As a mountaineer Heinrich Harrer was a member of the party which successfully ascended the North Wall of the Eiger in 1938.

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 17 Nov 1988
Language | English
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 336
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 230g
ISBN | 978-0-5860-8707-7
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BISAC | travel / asia / central

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