From Heaven Lake

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In the summer of 1981, Vikram Seth, an Indian postgraduate student at Nanjing University, decided on a politically difficult and geographically hazardous journey: he would hitchhike home to Delhi by way of Tibet. <P>Seth is equal to the challenge, and moreover proves to be an observant and resourceful traveler. He endures bureaucratic delay, climatic extremes and the protracted discomforts of long-distance lorries with equal aplomb. In the event, he makes his way from the arid wastes of China's far west to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. <P>"Seth is a stimulating and evocative companion. FROM HEAVEN LAKE is a travel book to put alongside those of Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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•   By Robin 14 Aug 2009
  Great Travel Book

  I read a travelogue after some time. The book is quite well written with descriptions giving you a real travel experience. Subtle human nature and goodness is potrayed with exquisite appeal. The political and socia systems of India and China are also touched well without giving the colur of a political thought. By the time I finished I could reach a stage of oneness with the author.

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