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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth
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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet

by Vikram Seth

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IaaS in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? Sept 2008, part 3 (Sep 30, 2008, 5:40pm)

... born and raised in Zanzibar. I have lived there. Himmelsjøen (From Heaven Lake - Travels trough Sinkiang and Tibet) by Vikram Seth. For my fascination for the authors other books and India and for hubby who loves travelsprogram on TV. The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smi ...

hk-reader in Non-Fiction Readers : Non-fiction travel/road stories? (Jun 4, 2008, 12:17am)

... was Theroux's rather misanthropic /curmudgeonly persona. Vikram Seth also wrote a great book about traveling in China, From Heaven Lake - written about the same time as Riding the Iron Rooster - but much nicer guy. It also helps that he speaks Chinese. Interesting insights as he is from In ...

zechristof in 50 Book Challenge : Z & 50 (Mar 29, 2007, 2:31am)

... (c) 17-May-2007 F 32. James Barr : The Semantics of Biblical Language (c) 31-May-2007 NF 33. John Dalton : Heaven Lake (c) 01-June-2007 F 34. Ori Brafrman : The Starfish and the Spider (c) 01-June-2007 NF 35. W.G. Sebald: Austerlitz (c) 04-June-2007 ...

davidals in Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction : Asian Fiction & Non-Fiction Message Board (Dec 11, 2006, 8:56am)

I think the first Asian writing I recall reading would either be Vikram Seth's From Heaven Lake, or Pico Iyer's The Lady And The Monk, which I read at about the same time. The reading I've done then seems to be concentrated in India, China and Japan - it strikes me that the literary ...

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