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<i>To a Mountain in Tibet</i>

To a Mountain in Tibet

2011 book by Colin Thubron

To a Mountain in Tibet is a nonfiction book by British travel writer Colin Thubron describing his journey to Mount Kailash through a remote region of Nepal and Tibet.[1]

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Background

The book chronicles the author's travels, who sets out on foot from Humla District of Nepal with a cook, a guide, and a horseman.[2] After initially following the course of the Karnali River, the team heads in the direction of the Nalakankar Himal and enters Tibet.[3]

Reception

Sara Wheeler writing for The Guardian, "To a Mountain in Tibet offers no redemption and no conclusion. Instead, it is an elegy for everything that makes us human. You can't ask more of a book than that, can you?"[3]

Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Alice Albinia says, "Mr. Thubron has spent four decades writing in forceful and respectful ways of foreign lands, and 'To a Mountain in Tibet' is no exception."[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "To a Mountain in Tibet". The New Yorker. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    Becker, Alida (4 March 2011). "Grief and Faith in Tibet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    Wheeler, Sara (5 February 2011). "To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    Albinia, Alice (5 March 2011). "On Holy Ground". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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