num_pages: 1
description: Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught by the outbreak of World War II while climbing the Himalyas. Being an Austrian, he was interned in India. On his third attempt, he succeeded in escaping from the internment camp and fled into Tibet. After a series of experiences in a country never crossed before by a Westerner, Harrer reached the Forbidden City of Lhasa. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans. He became friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion. This film tie-in edition includes an epilogue from the author describing his return to Tibet in the 1990s.
language: English
title: Seven Years in Tibet
titlecomplete: Seven Years in Tibet
characters: Dalai Lama XIV, Peter Aufschnaiter, Heinrich Harrer
genres: Adventure, China, Classics, History, Travel, Buddhism, Asia, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 23816
places: Tibet, Lhasa, Tibet
publisher: Tarcher