Ebook {Epub PDF} From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth

He has also authored a travel book titled ‘From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet’ (), which is the account of his journey through Tibet, China, and Nepal. His second non-fiction work ‘Two Lives’ () is a memoir of the marriage of his great uncle, Shanti Behari Seth and his German Jewish great aunt, Hennerle Gerda Caro. Vikram Seth’s From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet is a book that falls in the genre of travel writing. It does not focus on the usual course of monumental history and the architectural details of the places visited. It is in fact an intriguing description of the people of China and Tibet and presented like a Travel Memoir. This paper tries to study theAuthor: Ashima Sona. He has written a travel book, From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet (), an account of a journey through Tibet, China and Nepal. He was also commissioned by the English National Opera to write a libretto based on the Greek legend of Arion and the Dolphin. The opera was performed for the first time in June

travels through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth From Heaven Lake travels through Sinkiang and Tibet This edition was published in by Phoenix in London. Edition Notes Reprinted with new introduction. - Originally published: London: Chatto Windus, 'The perfect travel book' New Statesman Hitch-hiking, walking, slogging through rivers and across leech-ridden hills, Vikram Seth travelled through Sinkiang and Tibet to Nepal: from Heaven Lake to the Himalayas. By breaking away from the reliable routes of organised travel, he transformed his journey into an unusual and intriguing exploration of. From Heaven Lake Travels Through Sinkiang And Tibet (Abacus Books) Published January 25th by Penguin. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Vikram Seth. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.

In his travel memoir, From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (), Vikram Seth chronicles his journey through China to New Delhi via Tibet after studying at university. Winner of the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, critics praise it for its detailed and raw depiction of Asia and Eastern culture. When Vikram Seth traveled through China almost twenty five years ago, the country was much less fashionable in popular parlance than it is today. Sinkiang and Tibet are likely to be far more accessible to the tourist today, possibly even to the hitch hiker, which is what was Seth's choice incarnate - an interesting albeit. From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet [VIKRAM SETH] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Key features the popular. From Heaven Lake is a brilliant, classic account of Vikram Seth’s journey through China when he was a 29 year old student at Nanjing.