Author | : Barbara M. Foster |
File Size | : 53,8 Mb |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 04 May 1987 |
ISBN | : UVA:X001275472 |
Pages | : 430 pages |
Forbidden Journey by Barbara M. Foster Book PDF Summary
Alexandra David-Neel was a writer, explorer and traveler, pioneer feminist and authority on Tibetan Buddhist trantric rites. Born in Paris in 1868, she led a life marked by adventure and fame. She is especially celebrated for her journey, at age 54, through bandit-filled forests in the dead of winter to Lhasa, Tibet.