Excellent
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Fine book. A great follow up to Seven Years. Very lamentful, Harrer tells a story of a land and culture destroyed by the Chinese
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Hard work but informative
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To understand this book, you need to have read "Seven Years in the Tibet". It is not strong on narative but rather a comparison of the present (at the time of writing) with his past memories - and in general Tibet doesn't compare well. He is obviously horrified by the damage done in an attempt to eradicate it's past but heartened by the tenacity of the people in maintaining the memory (if not the practices) of their culture and religion.
Harrer has a strong love for this enigmatic country and it's people which comes across in every page, however this book is hard work compared to his other works.
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A sorrow tale
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After Reading Seven Years in Tibet , I was intrigued to now more about Tibet and Heinrich Harrer. This book enabled me to do not only that but also to reflect on an isolated and endangered culture. Harrer's acounts will fill you with sympathy and respect for the Tibetan people even if the book itself is not the most readable.
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