Seven Years in Tibet

By: Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves

Narrated by: Mark Meadows

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling in Lhasa, the Forbidden City, where he became a friend and tutor to the Dalai Lama, Heinrich Harrer spent seven years gaining a more profound understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans than any Westerner before him.

Seven Years in Tibet was translated into 53 languages, became a best seller in the United States in 1954, and sold three million copies.

©1982 Heinrich Harrer (P)2012 Audible Ltd

Critic reviews

"It deserves its place among the few great travel stories of our times." ( The Times)

"Few adventurers in this century have had the combined luck and hardihood to return with such news as this. Fewer still have rendered it so powerfully unadorned." ( Times Literary Supplement)

"Some books, like some mountains, are lonely and unrivalled peaks. This is one of them." ( Economist)

Amazing Story

Where does Seven Years in Tibet rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In the top

What did you like best about this story?

The whole thing. It is a very neat story.

What about Mark Meadows’s performance did you like?

He did a great job narrating

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Sure, but "aint nobody got time for that"

Any additional comments?

This was a very good book. I really enjoyed it, and will probably listen to it again.

Fascinating

The narrator did a fantastic job, keeping what might have been dry, historical information, lively and interesting.

I'm glad to now better understand the 'Free Tibet' political movement plus the Dali Lama's origins, purposes and history and a little more of Buddhism.

Adventure

Gripping tail of adventure and strength exploring unknown lands. he was a NAZI and left his prato wife

Sort of sickening

A pointless mission made possible by lying to everyone. Impossible to finish. Cannot like the main character.

Mark Meadows does a fine job

Always a joy for me to hear all the foreign names and words pronounced correctly.

Brilliant!

I enjoyed every aspect of this audio book. A true gem. The history behind the story was also very intriguing. #Historical #Enlightening #Inspiring #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

Outstanding

Loved this book. Both the content and the calm narration. Very fact-filled and educational. Liked it so much that once the first listen was done I started it again. Enjoyed the second time as much or more than the first. Provides excellent details to set the scene and the situation. Really enjoyed.

great insights into Tibetan culture and customs

I listened to this partly while trekking around the holy mountain of Amne Machen on the Tibetan plateau. Perhaps having spent time among the monks and nomads there is what made this book special to me but I really enjoyed it.

The anecdotes about the lives of the Buddhists and common people were pretty fascinating, and especially hearing about the 14th Dalai Lama's youth.

If you want to know what Tibet was like before the China invasion, get this book, or go spend time in the remote areas of the plateau where Tibetan culture hasn't been diluted as much.

Learned a lot

So much of Tibet is unknown to us. I learned a lot from this book. Good insights.

History of author’s Adventures u

Learned a lot about Tibet. Amazing story of his journey to get there and about early days of the Dalai Lama in Tibet and the terrible treatment of the Tibetan people by the Chinese that continues .