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Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land Paperback – 27 January 2011
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From the author of India: A Portrait, Patrick French's Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land has been acclaimed as the book that showed the real Tibet for the first time.
Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality?
Travelling through the country, French meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Interweaving these encounters with little-known stories of war and turmoil from Tibet's past, he reveals a more nuanced, fascinating and surprising picture of this complex place than any other book has done.
'Mixes a compelling subject, magnificent prose and deep understanding'
The Times
'Inspired and heartfelt ... shows that Tibet was never the peace-loving paradise so many generations of well-wishers have longed for it to be'
Pico Iyer, Los Angeles Times
'Tibet, Tibet, so good they named it twice ... French is a writer of generous talents'
Sunday Times
'French has produced something very different from what he calls "Tibetophile" literature, something greatly superior in its honesty and lack of false sentiment'
Spectator
'A gripping mix of history, travel writing and personal memoir ... vividly told'
Observer
Patrick French is the author of Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurer, which won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Royal Society of Literature W. H. Heinemann Prize, Liberty or Death: India's Journey to Independence and Division, which won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land and, most recently, The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Hawthornden Prize.
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPenguin UK
- Publication date27 January 2011
- Reading ageBaby and up
- Dimensions12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-100241950384
- ISBN-13978-0241950388
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Inspired and heartfelt ... shows that Tibet was never the peace-loving paradise so many generations of well-wishers have longed for it to be ― Los Angeles Times
Tibet, Tibet, so good they named it twice ... French is a writer of generous talents ― Sunday Times
French has produced something very different from what he calls "Tibetophile" literature, something greatly superior in its honesty and lack of false sentiment ― Spectator
A gripping mix of history, travel writing and personal memoir... vividly told. ― Observer
An accomplished writer and a keen observer (French) reports his findings vividly... French's reporting is excellent and this is an enjoyable and informative tour of Tibet. ― The Guardian
First hand accounts of everyday experiences gleaned from close contact with Tibetan priests, politicians and peasants illuminate this moving book of modern day Tibet. ― The Times
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- Publisher : Penguin UK (27 January 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0241950384
- ISBN-13 : 978-0241950388
- Reading age : Baby and up
- Item Weight : 258 g
- Dimensions : 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm
- Country of Origin : India
- Best Sellers Rank: #178,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #707 in Travel Writing (Books)
- #1,435 in Indian History (Books)
- #2,456 in Asian History (Books)
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The focus for this book was an extended trip to Tibet but this is more than just a travel book. French takes us through the history of this much contested country and examines the dilemmas posed by the real politick of living in a Chinese autonomous country.
French's journey changed had a profound effect on French and his political views changed as he spent more and more time with those whose live in Tibet as opposed to those based in exile. Will there be a political solution and, if so, what will be the role of Tibet's spiritual leaders?
This is a fascinating book. You will learn a lot about the history of Tibet, what actually happened rather than myth and legend, Above all the stars of this book are the amazing people of Tibet.
This is an excellent book, informed, intelligent, compassionate and thought-provoking. Well recommended,

