Novel (Option 2): From Heaven Lake - Vikram Seth

Elective English · Chapter 2 · I. Prose (Novel)

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Vikram Seth's life and the travel narrative as a literary form
The journey: from a student trip to Xinjiang and Heaven Lake to hitch-hiking across Tibet to Nepal and India
People on the road: the truck driver Sui, officials, fellow travellers and hosts
The narrator: curiosity, humour, language skills and the use of personal connections
Themes and description: landscape, culture, religion and politics in Xinjiang and Tibet
Style, humour and personal response; relevance to contemporary society