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NINE LIVES
IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED IN MODERN INDIA
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE

KNOPF PUBLISHING GROUP (JUN 2010)
HARDCOVER, 275 pages, 240 x 164 mm.
Prod. # 9780307272829 (American edition)
Category: Occult

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NINE LIVES: IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED IN MODERN INDIA British paperback edition
NINE LIVES: IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED IN MODERN INDIA British hardback edition

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From the author of "The Last Mughal" comes a mesmerizing book that explores how traditional religions are observed in today's India, revealing ways of life that might otherwise never have been known. A dazzling travelogue of both place and spirit.

A completely original, informed, well-crafted and beautifully written book about Modern India. ... from the British hardback edition

A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death. ... from the British paperback edition

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