Harrer currently resides in Liechtenstein. Following his adventures in Tibet, he participated in many mountaineering expeditions and wrote numerous books. Harrer escapes to Tibet where he befriends the child Dalai Lama and witnesses the Tibetan/Chinese confrontation escalate. The Atlantic Monthly About the Author Heinrich Harrer was born in 1912, in Carinthia. Final chapters draw an intimate portrait of the youthful Dalai Lama. Tibet is a strange and wonderful land and Heinrich Harrers record of his seven years spent there make a strange and wonderful story, a blend of personal. A story full of suggestions, which intersects with the great history of the 1900s, between the evolution of the Second World War.
The New York Times Book Review First there is the incredibly adventurous twenty-onemonth trek across rugged mountain and desolate plain to the mysterious heartland of Tibet then the fascinating picture, rich in amazing detail, of life in Lhasa. Seven years in Tibet tells of the extraordinary deeds of Heinreich Harrer, an Austrian explorer and writer who found himself in close contact with the Dalai Lama in Tibet in the middle of the last century. Review Quotes One of the grandest and most incredible adventure stories I have ever read. In this vivid memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first Europeans ever to enter Tibet and encounter the Dalai Lama. About the Book Publication date obtained from Book Synopsis The astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover is now repackaged for a new generation of readers.
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