Heinrich Harrer
Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and writer. He is best known for his books 'Seven Years in Tibet' and 'The White Spider'. Harrer was part of the first team that successfully climbed the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. During World War II, he was interned in India by the British authorities but escaped and traveled to Tibet, where he became a tutor and friend to the 14th Dalai Lama. His experiences in Tibet were the basis for his most famous book, 'Seven Years in Tibet', which has been adapted into a film.
Books
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1. Seven Years in Tibet
This book is a travel memoir that recounts the author's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War II and his subsequent journey through the Himalayas to Tibet, where he becomes a tutor and friend to the Dalai Lama. The book provides a detailed account of Tibetan culture, customs, and the political turmoil leading up to the Chinese invasion, as seen through the eyes of a foreigner who spent seven years living there.
