Analysis Of Heinrich Harrer's Seven Years In Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet is a memoir and a travel literature by the Austrian mountaineer and explorer Heinrich Harrer of his travel experiences in Tibet and his time as a POW at the British internment camp in India during WW II. His memoir has become a bestseller and had been translated in 53 different languages. Through his storytelling, he has introduced the western world about the mystical kingdom of Tibet and its god king the Dalai lama, and furthermore intensifying the western fascination of “Shangri-la”, a mythical paradise in Tibet.

In this vivid and astonishing memoir, Heinrich Harrer recounts his adventures as one of the first westerner ever to enter the isolated kingdom of Tibet. Before entering into Tibet, Harrer was traveling in India for an expedition to climb the Nanga Parbat mountain. When World War II erupted, he was soon afterwards captured and imprisoned by the British authorities because of
While this book is an autobiography of the author and is inevitably subjective, Heinrich Harrer accounts contain a vast treasure trove of information on the culture and politics of Tibet. In his memoir, he has detailed descriptions of the vibrant festivals, colorful traditional costumes, inner working of the government, and intimate knowledge with the young 14th Dalai Lama. Due to his background as an outsider, a white westerner, his accounts are more impartial than others who have written about such topics. He recounts his adventures as one of the first European to ever enter Tibet, study the culture, and encounter the Dalai Lama. The book gives a real and unprecedented insight into Tibet and the current situation, and also about the life of the Dalai