Heinrich Harrer ; translated from the German by Richard Graves ; with an introduction by Peter Fleming ; [foreword by the Dalai Lama].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1997]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xx, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map ;
Dimensions
21 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- Preface -- Internment -- Escape -- Into Tibet -- The village of happiness -- On the move -- The worst trek of all -- The Forbidden City -- Calm waters -- Asylum granted -- Life in Lhasa -- An attempted coup d'etat -- Commissions from the government -- Tibet prepares for trouble -- Tutor to the Dalai Lama -- Tibet is invaded -- I leave Tibet -- Epilogue: 1996.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Seven Years in Tibet" is the extraordinary true story of how a young Austrian adventurer became tutor and friend to the Dalai Lama. This timeless story illuminates Eastern culture, as well as the childhood of His Holiness and the current plight of Tibetans. A major motion picture will feature Brad Pitt in the lead role of Heinrich Harrer.
UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Sieben Jahre in Tibet.
Language (when part of a heading)
English
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,1935-Childhood and youth.
Harrer, Heinrich,1912-2006.
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,1935-
Harrer, Heinrich,1912-
Harrer, Heinrich,1912-2006
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Travel.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Tibet Autonomous Region (China), Description and travel.