Lost Horizon

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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Apr 19, 2009 - Fiction - 216 pages
Lost Horizon is a novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet. A veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, whose inhabitants enjoy supernatural longevity. The idea of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

About the author (2009)

James Hilton was an Oscar-winning English novelist, and author of several best-sellers including Lost Horizon (which popularised the mythical Shangri-La) and Goodbye Mr. Chips.Hilton wrote his two most famous books, Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr Chips while living in a rather ordinary semi-detached house on Oak Hill Gardens, Woodford Green. The house still stands, with a blue plaque marking Hilton's residence.He was married and divorced twice, first to Alice Brown and later to Galina Kopineck. He died in Long Beach, California.

Bibliographic information

TitleLost Horizon
AuthorJames Hilton
Editionreprint
PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009
ISBN1442149477, 9781442149472
Length216 pages
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Fiction / Occult & Supernatural
  
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