Description
For over three decades, Pico Iyer, one of our most cherished travel writers, has been a friend to the Dalai Lama. Over these years through intimate conversations, he has come to know him in a way that few can claim. Here he paints an unprecedented portrait of one of the most singular figures of our time, explaining the Dalai Lama's work and ideas about politics, science, technology, and religion. For Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike, The Open Road illuminates the hidden life and the daily challenges of this global icon.
Author: Pico Iyer
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/10/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780307387554
ISBN10: 0307387550
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Tibetan
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
About the Author
Pico Iyer is the author of six works of nonfiction and two novels. He has covered the Tibetan question for Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and many other publications for more than twenty years.