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Title: To a Mountain in Tibet
Author: Colin Thubron
Narrator: Steven Crossley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-01-11
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 24 votes
Genres: Travel & Adventure, Essays & Travelogues
Publisher's Summary:
This is the account of a journey to the holiest mountain on earth, the solitary peak of Kailas in Tibet, sacred to one-fifth of humankind. To both Buddhists and Hindus it is the mystic heart of the world and an ancient site of pilgrimage. It has never been climbed. Even today, under Chinese domination, the people of four religions circle the mountain in devotion to different gods. Colin Thubron reached it by foot along the Karnali River, the highest source of the Ganges. His journey is an entry into the culture of today's Tibet, and a pilgrimage in the wake his mother's death and the loss of his family. He undertakes it in order to mark the event, to leave a sign of their passage. He also explores his own need for solitude, which has shaped his career as a writer---one who travels to places beyond his own history and culture, writing about them and about the journey.
Critic Reviews:
"Engrossing and affecting...poignant evocations of his mother and sister, interwoven with his profound respect for the Tibetan culture and landscape, make Thubron's memoir and utterly moving [listen]." (Publishers Weekly)