Nine Lives
Nine Lives
Writer : William Dalrymple
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Category : Fiction
ISBN Number : 9781408879818
Type : Paper back
Page Count :
n/a
Language : English
Published Date :
4th January, 2016
A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day. Long list Ed for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize.
