Himalaya

Erika Fatland takes us in this work to the dizzy heights of the legendary Himalayas, the vast mountain range that winds through five countries where Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages ??and cultures that are very different from each other coexist in the hidden valleys of the so-called roof of the world. The amazing stories around Mount Everest are combined with the spirituality of Buddhist monasteries, the legends about the yeti or the fascinating and mysterious Shangri-La. As in her previous books, the author goes first of all to meet the people who populate the countries that make up the current Himalayas, from Bhutan to Pakistan, passing through India, China or Nepal. Her personal stories tell us about centuries-old traditions and modern politics, of war and climate change, of the harsh daily struggle for survival in an environment as beautiful as it is hostile, of atavistic customs and economic superpowers that already live in the future.