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: Rutherford, Lo-Tsen, Mallinson, Barnard, Chalmers Bryant, Wyland, Sanders, Roberta Brinklow, Chang, Consul Hugh Conway
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Asia, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 21889
places: Tibet, Shangri-La, Tibet
awards: awardedAt: -1136044800000
name: Hawthornden Prize
publisher: Pocket