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Description edit
This real-life adventure is the story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian who, during World War II, escaped from a British internment camp in India and walked across the Himalayas. Harrer eventually arrived in Tibet, where he spent seven years with the Dalai Lama.
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Characters/People edit
- Heinrich Harrer: a German mountaineer
- the Dalai Lama: Add a description of this character.
- Peter Aufschnaiter: German prisoner of war
Setting & Locations edit
the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau (India and Tibet)
- Dehra Dun: The British prisoner of war camp in India where Harrer and Aufschnaiter are held.
- Nelang
- Tsangchokla
- Kasapuring
- Kyirong: 'the Village of Happiness'
- Lhasa: The capital of Tibet, and the goal of Aufschnaiter and Harrer's journey.
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First Sentence edit
By the end of August 1939, we had completed our reconnaissance.
Table of Contents edit
1. Internment
2. Escape
3. Into Tibet
4. The Village of Happiness
5. On the Move
6. The Worst trek of all
7. The Forbidden City
8. Calm Waters
9. Asylum Granted
10. Life in Lhasa - I
11. Life in Lhasa - II
12. An Attempted Coup d'Etat
13. Commissions from the Government
14. Tibet Prepares for Trouble
15. Tutor to the Dalai Lama
16. Tibet is Invaded
17. I Leave Tibet
Series & Lists edit
This is book 20 of 35 in National Geographic's Extreme Classics: The 100 greatest adventure books of all time. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Spirit of St. Louis, and followed by The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific.
This book is in National Geographic Traveler's Ultimate Travel Library—Around the World in 80+ Books. (authoritative list)
This book is in Cooltura. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Heinrich Harrer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: German
Publisher: Tarcher
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1952
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Tarcher
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1952
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 951.5042092
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