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From Heaven Lake

Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

Paperback
$15.00 US
5.25"W x 7.9"H x 0.43"D   (13.3 x 20.1 x 1.1 cm) | 6 oz (164 g) | 24 per carton
On sale Oct 12, 1987 | 192 Pages | 9780394752181
Sales rights: US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
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.
© Erwin Schenkelbach
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. View titles by Vikram Seth
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About

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.

Author

© Erwin Schenkelbach
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. View titles by Vikram Seth

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•     Anguilla
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•     Bahrain
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•     Bhutan
•     Bolivia
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