Seven Years in Tibet
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 266
- Genre
- Autobiography
- Location
- 023
About the book
Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer is a true adventure story about an Austrian mountain climber who escapes a prisoner camp during World War II and treks across the dangerous Himalayan mountains into Tibet. After reaching the hidden city of Lhasa, he builds a quiet life and becomes a close teacher and friend to the young Dalai Lama, introducing him to Western science and the outside world. Through his personal experiences, the book describes a unique way of life and culture in Tibet before it changed forever following the Chinese invasion.