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Nine Lives
- In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Engelsk Paperback
Nine Lives
- In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Engelsk Paperback

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LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
‘Beautifully written, ridiculously erudite, warm and open-hearted’ The Times
‘Compelling and poignant’ Guardian
‘This is travel writing at its best’ Observer
Internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India.

A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death.

Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781408878194
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1408878194
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
19 maj 2016
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
127mm
Højde:
196mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
19 maj 2016
Forfatter(e):
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