Nine lives

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Spisovateľ: Dalrymple William
Vydavateľ: Bloomsbury
Rok vydania: 2009
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Katalogové číslo: N808

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Cudzojazyčná / Anglická

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. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day... v angličtine, obal, tvrdá väzba, 285 strán

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Spisovatel: Lynch Jim, Bloomsbury 2006
Katalogové číslo: L7027

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Spisovatel: Siers James, Milwood press 1985
Katalogové číslo: O1127

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Cashelmara

Spisovatel: Howatch Susan, Pan Books 1974
Katalogové číslo: L1738

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