Seven Years In Tibet
Heinrich Harrer
Paperback: 329 pages
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher (September 1, 1997)
ISBN: 0874778883
Overall Rating: 3 Stars 
Readability: 3 Stars
Content: 4 Stars
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Once again, a book that was absolutely murdered by a movie. Seven
Years In Tibet documents the flight of Harrer, a German national,
from the English in India during World War II. Harrer seeks sanctuary
in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet. After a grueling journey
he enters the forbidden city of Lhasa and begins to tutor the
Dalai Lama. The original manuscript for Seven Years In Tibet was
written in German and later translated into English. As a result,
the text is often brusque, the prose simple and ineloquent. However,
the story is fascinating and Harrer offers the reader extraordinary
insight into a fascinating culture that had rarely been visited
by anyone from the western world. Harrer's time in Lhasa is interesting,
however the strength of the book is his journey through the harsh
remoteness of the Himalayas. Seven Years In Tibet is not an exceptional
book but, despite being a struggle to read at times, is buoyed
by a fascinating story.
