Nine Lives [electronic resource] : In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Dalrymple, William2009
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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.
Main title:
Nine Lives [electronic resource] : In Search of the Sacred in Modern India / Dalrymple, William.
Author:
Dalrymple, William, authorCloud
Imprint:
[S.l.] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009.
Collation:
1 online resource304 p.
Notes:
Electronic book.Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Bloomsbury Publishing 2009 Available via World Wide Web.
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Format: Adobe EPUBRequires: cloudLibrary (file size: 3.2 MB)
ISBN:
9781408803417
Language:
English
Related title:
Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India
BRN:
3150366