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What the Lotus Said: A Journey to Tibet and Back
What the Lotus Said A Journey to Tibet and Back
Author: Eric Swanson
What the Lotus Said is the vivid and lively account of Eric Swan-son's journey through eastern Tibet in the company of a Tibetan lama and several other Americans. While sharply chronicling his trek, Swanson becomes dis-illusioned; not because Tibet is so fiercely different from the place he had imagined, but because achieving the ultimate aim of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312283735
ISBN-10: 0312283733
Publication Date: 5/2/2003
Pages: 208
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Swanson's account of his journey to Tibet, accompanying his lama on an aid mission,
was more about his physical discomfort than a spiritual journey. He does portray
Tibet well as an impoverished country dominated by China. His litany of complaints became tiring.
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