A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people,nine lives; each one taking a different religious path,each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781408878194Number of pages: 304Weight: 219 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'His most ambitious yet,taking the reader into lurid,scarcely imaginable worlds of mysticism ...Dalrymple has an inimitable way of conjuring the Indian landscape''This is travel writing at its best. I hope it sparks a revival''Beautifully written,ridiculously erudite,warm and open-hearted...A towering talent''A blend of travelogue,ethnography,oral history and reportage,Nine Lives is compelling and poignant'
William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple is a Scottish travel writer and historian,whose work centres chiefly on the Indian subcontinent. His latest book is The Anarchy,a history of the East India Company.
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