Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
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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 DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm
WEIGHT : 219 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure
Philosophy & Religion
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 DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781408878194 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Dalrymple, William | |
| PUBLISHER : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | PUBLICATION DATE : May 19, 2016 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 219 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure
Philosophy & Religion