Seven Years in Tibet: Heinrich Harrer

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Besides, t In his autobiography, Harrer gives details of his contact with his son, but nothing to support what the film shows. A little fading to the publisher's top edge stain, and a little spotting to the edges and endpapers.

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He took part in expeditions to Kangchenjunga (1929 and 1931) in Sikkim, where he reached a height of 7,700m (25,300ft). He took part in a number of ethnographic as well as mountaineering expeditions to Alaska, the Andes, and the Mountains of the Moon in central Africa. And suddenly the light becomes sharper, the sounds are richer and you're filled with the deep, powerful presence of life. Therefore, it is essential to analyse visual narratives to understand how perceptions of Tibet are constructed.He eventually obtained a Nepalese passport which allowed him access to many restricted remote areas and he discovered valuable early Buddhist frescos. In the country where I'm traveling - Tibet - people believe if they walk long distances to holy places, it purifies the bad deeds they've committed. million Tibetans lost their lives and of about six thousand monasteries, temples, and shrines, 99 percent were either looted or totally destroyed.

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American Edition in unclipped Pictorial Dust Jacket, DJ has some edge wear and is now in a protective wrapper.

Did not the British Ministry of Information during the war find that the reading matter which was received most gleefully in Lhasa was the Illustrated London News? The film’s portrayal of the Chinese Communist military officers received harsh criticism from the Chinese government.

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Ink name on fep Heinrich Harrer (6 July 1912 - 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the "last problem" of the Alps. The site's consensus states: " Seven Years in Tibet tells its fascinating true-life story with a certain stolid grace, even if it never quite comes to life the way it could. But Aufschnaiter wanted to stay in Tibet as long as possible, and in fact remained another ten months. During the treaty signing, Kungo Tsarong tells Harrer that if Jigme had not destroyed the weapons supply, the Tibetan guerrillas could have held the mountain passes for months or even years; long enough to appeal to other nations for help.An autobiographical travel book written by Austrian mountaineer and Nazi SS sergeant Heinrich Harrer based on his real life experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951 during the Second World War and the interim period before the Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet in 1950. In contrast, the film shows Harrer entrusting his friend Horst Immerhof to look after his then-wife, who is pregnant with his baby. Translated by Richard Graves/Introduction by Peter Fleming/Illustrated with 40 pages of Photographs and with Maps Stated First edition. This book tells of the author's autobiographical experience escaping from a British internment camp in northern India during World War II to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa where he established a strong relationship as a friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama.

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It has been said that the book "provided the world with a final glimpse of life in an independent Tibetan state prior to the Chinese invasion. corner clipped resulting in damage to the first few pages not effecting text, FEP torn, tanned otherwise good tanned and marked and small chip repaired otherwise vgc fro the age. After a series of experiences in a country never crossed before by a Westerner, Harrer reached the Forbidden City of Lhasa. This makes an absorbing story, although I suspect the relationship between pupil and student did not feel as relaxed and modern as it does in the film.Several months later, when the remaining three were still without visas for Tibet, Kopp also gave up and left for Nepal (where he was handed over to the British authorities within a few days). Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge red (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper.