From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

English

Series: Vintage Departures Ser.

ISBN: 039475218X

EAN: 9780394752181

Category: Travel / Asia / China

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 10/31/1987

Synopsis: 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 Lakeis the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others.

Awards: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award – null 

Excerpt: Unknown Property Excerpt

From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.39 inches

Width: 5.19 inches

Length: 7.98 inches

Weight: 7.3 oz

Pages: 192