Seven Years in Tibet
E.P. Dutton (US) | |
Publication date | 1952 |
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Published in English | 1953 (UK) 1954 (US) |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Seven Years in Tibet: My Life Before, During and After (1952;
Plot
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The book covers the escape of Harrer and his companion,
It has been said that the book "provided the world with a final glimpse of life in an independent Tibetan state prior to the Chinese invasion."[2]
Criticism
While Heinrich Harrer held the rank of a Nazi sergeant in the SS, he was a world renowned mountaineer and on expedition in the Indian Himalayas when he and his group were arrested by British forces at the outbreak of World War II. With his escape to Tibet (where he stayed until 1951) he never saw active combat.
After his Nazi affiliation was revealed by the German magazine Stern in 1997, he expressed regret for his involvement with the Party.[3]
The book has been criticized by
Publication
Seven Years in Tibet was translated into 53 languages, became a bestseller in the United States in 1954, and sold three million copies.[5]
At the beginning of the
Pop culture
Two films have been based on the book: Seven Years in Tibet (1956), a 76-minute documentary directed by Hans Nieter which includes both movies shot by Harrer during his stay in Tibet and various scenes from his adventures reconstructed by Harrer himself, and Seven Years in Tibet (1997), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Brad Pitt as Harrer and David Thewlis as Aufschnaiter.[1]
There is also a David Bowie song entitled "Seven Years in Tibet", from his album Earthling (1997). Bowie read the book when he was 19 and it left a strong impression on him at the time.[6]
References
- ^ a b John Gittings (9 January 2006). "Obituary: Heinrich Harrer". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Dalai Lama says Harrer was a loyal friend". International Campaign for Tibet. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ISBN 9781921196003.
- ^ Parenti, Michael. "Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth (2003)". Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Martin, Douglas Martin (January 10, 2006). "Heinrich Harrer, 93, Explorer of Tibet, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ O'Connell, John (2019). Bowie's Books The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 8.
External links
- Copy of the book on the Internet Archive
- "Book Review: Seven Years in Tibet". The Open Critic. 1956. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.