Tibet is a strange and wonderful land and Heinrich Harrer's record
of his seven years spent there make a strange and wonderful story,
a blend of personal adventure and interpretation of the mysticism
and beauty, Harrer, a German, was interned by the British in a
prison camp in India at the outbreak of war. His escape was
relatively simple, as he writes it; he chose Tibet as his route of
flight, intending to reach Japanese lines and rom there be returned
to the German forces. He reached Lhasa, forbidden city of Tibet,
and was so intrigued by the way of life that he stayed, putting his
many talents to constructive use. Harsh weather- barriers against
foreigners- all were overcome, and he became tutor to the Dalai
Lama and enjoyed a rare relationship with this highest dignitary.
Psychologically, the story is unique, as a rather arrogant member
of the "Master Race" is won to the simple ways of a peace loving
people, is deflected from his desire to fight for Fascism and
concludes with a plea for understanding of his adopted, country
Tibet. This is more than a first rate adventure story. (Kirkus
Reviews)
This adventure story is also the biography of Heinrich Harrer,
already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion when he was
caught by the outbreak of the World War II while climbing in the
Himalayas.;Being an Austrian he was interned in India but succeeded
in escaping into Tibet. After a series of experiences in a country
never before crossed by a Westerner he reached the forbidden city
of Lhasa. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and
acquired an understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans.;He became the
friend and tutor of the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied
him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese
invasion.;As a mountaineer Heinrich Harrer was a member of the
party which successfully ascended the North Wall of the Eiger in
1938.
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