Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Author(s): William Dalrymple
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. This title is longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.
General Information
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- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- : 0.216
- : 01 April 2010
- : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : William Dalrymple
- : 1
- : very good
- : 304
- : B&W Inserts
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William Dalrymple's name is synonymous with the very best writing on India; his books are all bestsellers that have astounded the critics and won numerous awards An exciting new direction that will appeal beyond Dalrymple's usual market; Dalrymple writes regularly for the national papers and is an extremely high-profile travel writer and historian Published as a lead summer paperback, publication will be marked with advertising to appeal to all fans of Dalrymple and those who have yet to discover his writing
