From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

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.

Author: Vikram Seth
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/12/1987
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780394752181
ISBN10: 039475218X
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Asia | General

About the Author
Vikram Seth's books include three poetry collections, a libretto, the travel memoir From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet, and the novels The Golden Gate and A Suitable Boy. Born in Calcutta, Seth has lived in China, California, England, and India.