by Vikram Seth · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422676461
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«Desde el lago del Cielo» is the travel book by Vikram Seth, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (267 pages, in Spanish).
Vikram Seth recounts his journey through the Chinese region of Xinjiang, Tibet and Nepal, and describes the landscapes and people of these lands. The author combines the chronicle of the itinerary with the traveller's gaze on distant cultures and traditions.
Published in 1999. Translation by Juan Gabriel López Guix of the English original From Heaven Lake. Includes maps and black-and-white photographs.
For readers fond of travel literature and chronicles about Central Asia.
Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the WH Smith Literary Award and the Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is regarded as the greatest Indian writer in English of all time.
