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Fosco Maraini looks back at the world he first unfolded nearly 50 years ago in his classic account of the visits he made to Tibet. He brings back to life a world which will never be seen again. In the tradition of Italian travellers from the days of Marco Polo, Maraini went to Tibet to learn, to understand, to give and to receive. His encounter with the people of Tibet, from princesses to peasants, aided as he was by a good knowledge of the language, is a true meeting of minds. The text, which attests to the disciplines of the scholar allied to the sensitivity of the poet, is enriched by the narrative value of the author's photographs, including many Buddhist temple artefacts now forever lost. From the Hardcover edition.
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Secret Tibet, Guido Waldman, Eric Mosbacher, Fosco Maraini
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Secret Tibet
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Guido Waldman, Eric Mosbacher, Fosco Maraini
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 436
- ISBN10
- 1860466931
- ISBN13
- 9781860466939
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Religion, Buddhism, Anthropology, China, Asia, Travelling, Tibet
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
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- Fosco Maraini looks back at the world he first unfolded nearly 50 years ago in his classic account of the visits he made to Tibet. He brings back to life a world which will never be seen again. In the tradition of Italian travellers from the days of Marco Polo, Maraini went to Tibet to learn, to understand, to give and to receive. His encounter with the people of Tibet, from princesses to peasants, aided as he was by a good knowledge of the language, is a true meeting of minds. The text, which attests to the disciplines of the scholar allied to the sensitivity of the poet, is enriched by the narrative value of the author's photographs, including many Buddhist temple artefacts now forever lost. From the Hardcover edition.