Nine Lives In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

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.LONGLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

ISBN:	9781408878194
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:	Bloomsbury
Published date:	19 May 2016
DEWEY:	954.05088
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	218g
Height:	196mm
Width:	127mm
Spine width:	21mm

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