My Journey to Lhasa
The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 23, 2005
“Involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists—that of free Tibet. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A perilous journey to Lhasa becomes a vivid record of ingenuity, endurance, and a vanished Tibet.
- Themes
- Perilous travel, Survival under harsh conditions, Women’s exploration
- Genres
- Adventurers & Explorers, Travel Writing, Tibetan Buddhism
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“Involves us intensely in a world that no longer exists—that of free Tibet. . . . Fervent and admirably unsentimental . . . [David-Neel] had to exercise the utmost ingenuity to survive.”— New York Times Book Review Originally published in 1927, My Journey to Lhasa is a powerful, entertaining record of danger and achievement that has become one of the most remarkable and inspirational of all travelers’ tales.
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Disguised as a beggar, Alexandra David-Neel tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate, suffered primitive travel conditions, frequent outbreaks of disease, the ever-present danger of border control, and the military to become the first woman to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa—and the first Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama.
Travel at the Edge
A perilous journey to Lhasa becomes a vivid record of ingenuity, endurance, and a vanished Tibet.
Come here for
- Rough terrain, harsh conditions, and the risks of crossing borders
- A traveler’s account rooted in an earlier Tibet
Expect
- An unsentimental portrait of danger and achievement
- A journey shaped by ingenuity and endurance
Where it sits
| Adventurers & Explorers | 71% |
|---|---|
| Tibetan Buddhism | 43% |
| Travel Writing | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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- Science & Tech Pioneers
- Religious Lives
- Women's Lives
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- History Writing
- Tibetan Buddhism
- History of Religion
- Cultural Anthropology
- Authors
- Alexandra David-Neel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 23, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Perilous travel · Survival under harsh conditions · Women’s exploration
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Pioneers