Nine Lives : In Search of the Sacred in Modern India Paperback / softback
by William Dalrymple
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:19/05/2016
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- ISBN:9781408878194
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:19/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408878194