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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer

Seven Years in Tibet

By Heinrich Harrer

By Heinrich Harrer

By Heinrich Harrer

By Heinrich Harrer

By Heinrich Harrer
Read by Tim Pigott-Smith

By Heinrich Harrer
Read by Tim Pigott-Smith

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Aug 20, 2009 | 368 Pages

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Jul 05, 2000 | 120 Minutes

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    About Seven Years in Tibet

    The astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover is now repackaged for a new generation of readers.

    In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet and encounter the Dalai Lama.

    About Seven Years in Tibet

    In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet. Harrer was traveling in India when the Second World War erupted. He was subsequently seized and imprisoned by British authorities. After several attempts, he escaped and crossed the rugged, frozen Himalayas, surviving by duping government officials and depending on the generosity of villagers for food and shelter.Harrer finally reached his ultimate destination-the Forbidden City of Lhasa-without money, or permission to be in Tibet. But Tibetan hospitality and his own curious appearance worked in Harrer?s favor, allowing him unprecedented acceptance among the upper classes. His intelligence and European ways also intrigued the young Dalai Lama, and Harrer soon became His Holiness?s tutor and trusted confidant. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1950, Harrer and the Dalai Lama fled the country together. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans. It is a must-read for lovers of travel, adventure, history, and culture. A motion picture, under the direction of Jean-Jacques Annaud, will feature Brad Pitt in the lead role of Heinrich Harrer.

    About Seven Years in Tibet

    Dramatized in a motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Seven Years in Tibet is the autobiographical account of a young Austrian adventurer and the escape from an internment camp that changed his life forever. In 1943, Heinrich Harrer, a noted mountain climber and skier, slipped out of captivity in India and made his way through the Himalayan passes to the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet. From destitute vagabond, he rose to the position of tutor and confidant to the fourteen-year-old Dalai Lama. Until their parting in 1950, when the Chinese Communists overran the country, his close relationship with the revered holy man profoundly altered his way of living, even his way of thinking.

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    About Heinrich Harrer

    Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912, in Carinthia. Following his adventures in Tibet, he participated in many mountaineering expeditions and wrote numerous books. Harrer passed away in 2006. 

    About Heinrich Harrer

    Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912, in Carinthia. Following his adventures in Tibet, he participated in many mountaineering expeditions and wrote numerous books. Harrer passed away in 2006. 

    About Heinrich Harrer

    Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912, in Carinthia. Following his adventures in Tibet, he participated in many mountaineering expeditions and wrote numerous books. Harrer passed away in 2006. 

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Travel Writing | Travel: Asia

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Aug 20, 2009 | 368 Pages | 5 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9781585427437

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Travel Writing | Travel: Asia

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by TarcherPerigee
    Aug 20, 2009 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9781101135563

    Category: Religion | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Asian World History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $9.99
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 05, 2000 | 120 Minutes | ISBN 9780553751000

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    Praise

    “One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read.”
    —The New York Times Book Review

    “First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet; then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. . . . Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama.”
    —The Atlantic Monthly
     

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