From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang And Tibet by Vikram Seth

In 1981, after two years as a graduate student at Nanjing University, Vikram Seth decided to save money and hitchhike home to New Delhi via Tibet. Small, definitely not Occidental in appearance, and fluent in Chinese, he wore the traditional blue trousers, jacket and visored cap and was sometimes, at first, taken for a Chinese. He proved to be an observant, irrepressible, and resourceful traveler who took in his stride battles with the Communist bureaucracy, climatic extremes and the amiable but agonizing discomfort of riding long distances in bad weather over inferior or nonexistent roads in antiquated trucks. His persuasiveness and almost perfect Chinese enabled him to hold candid conversations with the people he met -- and to reach his destination safely. This 1987 Vintage Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780394752181 SKU: 1378653 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Travel