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The Great Escape: Tibet and Lhasa

Heinrich Harrer

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In 1939 Harrer was a member of the Nanga Parbat Expedition that was interned in India by the British at the outbreak of World War II. He escaped by way of Tibet. Together with Aufschneiter he traveled across Tibet and ultimately reached Lhasa. During his seven years there, he was unofficial tutor to the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, whom he taught geography, arithmetic, and English, In 1950 just before the Chinese invasion he left Tibet. This book is a factual account of his staying in Lhasa with the culture and religion.

Language: English

Pages: 530

Format: ebook

Publisher: Akashdeep Publishing House, India

Release: May 10, 1994

ISBN 13: 9788171580125

The Great Escape: Tibet and Lhasa

Heinrich Harrer

5/5 ( ratings)

In 1939 Harrer was a member of the Nanga Parbat Expedition that was interned in India by the British at the outbreak of World War II. He escaped by way of Tibet. Together with Aufschneiter he traveled across Tibet and ultimately reached Lhasa. During his seven years there, he was unofficial tutor to the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, whom he taught geography, arithmetic, and English, In 1950 just before the Chinese invasion he left Tibet. This book is a factual account of his staying in Lhasa with the culture and religion.

Language: English

Pages: 530

Format: ebook

Publisher: Akashdeep Publishing House, India

Release: May 10, 1994

ISBN 13: 9788171580125

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