description: Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality.Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.
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: Books on Tape, Inc.