See a discussion with bestselling Norwegian author Erika Fatland ("The Border" and "Sovietistan") on her epic new book "High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China"! In this event held from Scandinavia House Online on April 4, 2023, she discussed her captivating new travelogue with Jessica Case (Deputy Publisher, Pegasus Books).
The Himalaya weaves through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the secluded mountain valleys; modernity and tradition collide, and great powers fight for influence. We often read about mountain climbers traversing their way up Mount Everest, and about travelers on spiritual quests at Buddhist monasteries. But how much do we know about the people living in the Himalaya?
Fatland invites us into her close encounters with the many peoples of the region while also taking us on a dizzying, high-altitude trip through incredible landscapes and their dramatic, unknown histories.
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“Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator of her extraordinary journey” (The Observer).
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