This is the account of a journey to the holiest mountain on earth, the solitary peak of Kailas in Tibet, sacred to one-fifth of humankind. To both Buddhists and Hindus it is the mystic heart of the world and an ancient site of pilgrimage. It has never been climbed. Even today, under Chinese domination, the people of four religions circle the mountain in devotion to different gods.
Colin Thubron reached it by foot along the Karnali River, the highest source of the Ganges. His journey is an entry into the culture of today's Tibet, and a pilgrimage in the wake his mother's death and the loss of his family. He undertakes it in order to mark the event, to leave a sign of their passage. He also explores his own need for solitude, which has shaped his career as a writer - one who travels to places beyond his own history and culture, writing about them and about the journey. To a Mountain in Tibet is at once a powerful travelogue, a fascinated encounter with alien faith, and an intimate personal voyage.
It is a haunting and beautiful book, a rare mix of discovery and loss. In its evocation of landscape and variety of exotic peoples, of mythic and spiritual traditions foreign to our own, it is a spectacular achievement from our greatest living travel writer, an artist of formidable literary gifts, uncanny intuition, and wondrous insight.
Colin Thubron reached it by foot along the Karnali River, the highest source of the Ganges. His journey is an entry into the culture of today's Tibet, and a pilgrimage in the wake his mother's death and the loss of his family. He undertakes it in order to mark the event, to leave a sign of their passage. He also explores his own need for solitude, which has shaped his career as a writer - one who travels to places beyond his own history and culture, writing about them and about the journey. To a Mountain in Tibet is at once a powerful travelogue, a fascinated encounter with alien faith, and an intimate personal voyage.
It is a haunting and beautiful book, a rare mix of discovery and loss. In its evocation of landscape and variety of exotic peoples, of mythic and spiritual traditions foreign to our own, it is a spectacular achievement from our greatest living travel writer, an artist of formidable literary gifts, uncanny intuition, and wondrous insight.
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Hardback Editions
April 2011 : Hardback
| Title: To A Mountain In Tibet (Large Print Book) Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4458-5784-7 / 978-1-4458-5784-8 Publisher: AUDIOGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 0-06-176826-X / 978-0-06-176826-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2011 : Hardback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 0-7011-8379-9 / 978-0-7011-8379-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
March 2012 : Paperback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet (P.S.) Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 0-06-176827-8 / 978-0-06-176827-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2012 : Paperback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 0-09-953264-6 / 978-0-09-953264-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 2011 : Paperback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4458-5785-5 / 978-1-4458-5785-5 Publisher: Paragon Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2011 : Paperback
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 0-7011-8380-2 / 978-0-7011-8380-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto & Windus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4450-1310-X / 978-1-4450-1310-7 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2011 : Audio Cassette
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4450-1309-6 / 978-1-4450-1309-1 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4526-0114-3 / 978-1-4526-0114-4 Publisher: Tantor Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4526-3114-X / 978-1-4526-3114-1 Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4526-5114-0 / 978-1-4526-5114-9 Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
September 2011 : Unknown
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-4450-1311-8 / 978-1-4450-1311-4 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2011 : Unknown
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet (Playaway Adult Nonfiction) Author(s): Colin Thubron ISBN: 1-61707-453-5 / 9781617074530 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: To a Mountain in Tibet Author(s): Colin Thubron Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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