Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India: 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. LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
General Information
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- : Bloomsbury
- : Bloomsbury Pb
- : 0.214
- : 01 July 2016
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : 01 July 2016
- : books
Other Specifications
- : William Dalrymple
- : English
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Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India