num_pages: 241
description: While attempting to escape a civil war, four people are kidnapped and transported to the Tibetan mountains. After their plane crashes, they are found by a mysterious Chinese man. He leads them to a monastery hidden in "the valley of the blue moon" -- a land of mystery and matchless beauty where life is lived in tranquil wonder, beyond the grasp of a doomed world.It is here, in Shangri-La, where destinies will be discovered and the meaning of paradise will be unveiled.
language: English
title: Lost Horizon
titlecomplete: Lost Horizon
characters: Wyland, Barnard, Lo-Tsen, Sanders, Consul Hugh Conway, Chang, Mallinson, Chalmers Bryant, Roberta Brinklow, Rutherford
genres: Asia, Historical Fiction, Novels, Travel, Science Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 21877
places: Shangri-La, Tibet, Tibet
awards: awardedAt: -1136044800000
name: Hawthornden Prize
publisher: Harper Perennial