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Title: NINE LIVES
IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED IN MODERN INDIA
By: William Dalrymple
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1408878194
ISBN 13: 9781408878194
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Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Pub. date: 19 May, 2016
Pages: 304
Description: Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India
Synopsis: 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
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Returns: Returnable
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