num_pages: 178
description: After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet.   From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others.
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: Vintage Books