To a Mountain in Tibet
 | |
| Author | Colin Thubron |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Travel literature Autobiography |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | 1 March 2011 |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus/Harper |
| Publication place | United Kingdom/United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 978-0099532644 |
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]
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "To a Mountain in Tibet". The New Yorker. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Becker, Alida (4 March 2011). "Grief and Faith in Tibet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Sara (5 February 2011). "To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Albinia, Alice (5 March 2011). "On Holy Ground". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2 November 2022.