House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1788541537 ISBN 13: 9781788541534

Casa editrice: Head of Zeus, 2017

Riassunto

House of Snow includes over 50 excerpts of fiction and non-fiction inspired by the breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage of this fascinating country. Here are explorers and mountaineers, poets and political journalists, national treasures and international stars such as Michael Palin amd Jon Krakauer, Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Manjushree Thapa—all hand-picked by well-known authors and scholars of Nepali literature including Samrat Upadhyay, Michael Hutt, Isabella Tree and Thomas Bell.

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Recensione:

'If you want a book in English that tells you about Nepalese thinking, and gives a taste of the country's contemporary literature, you could hardly do better' --Daily Telegraph.

L'autore:

Ed Douglas is a mountaineer, a journalist and the author of Tenzing: Hero of Everest. Ranulph Fiennes is an elite soldier, athlete, mountaineer, and renowned explorer, and the author of 19 books of both fiction and nonfiction, including Killer Elite and Race to the Pole.

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• Editore: Head of Zeus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1788541537
• ISBN 13: 9781788541534
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 592
• Redattore: Parnavelas Ellen