Lost Horizon (The World's Best Reading)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0895773619
ISBN 13
9780895773616
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Unknown
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Publication Year
1990
Publisher
Pages
191
Description
Lost Horizon is a novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet. A veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, whose inhabitants enjoy supernatural longevity. The idea of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. - from Amzon
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