From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (Vintage Departures)
From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (Vintage Departures)
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Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Publication year: 1987
ISBN: 039475218X
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After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others.