description: `The perfect travel book' New Statesman Hitch-hiking, walking, slogging through rivers and across leech-ridden hills, Vikram Seth travelled through Sinkiang and Tibet to from Heaven Lake to the Himalayas. By breaking away from the reliable routes of organised travel, he transformed his journey into an unusual and intriguing exploration of one of the world's least known areas. 'Vikram Seth is already the best writer of his generation' Daniel Johnson, The Tmes
language: English
title: From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
titlecomplete: From Heaven Lake : Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
genres: Asia, Nonfiction, Biography, Travel, Indian Literature, India, Travelogue, China, Adventure, Memoir
ratings_count: 1940
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
publisher: Phoenix