Lars Bjork

Den här boken består av fyra reseberättelser från Himalaya och Tibet; Shambhala, Kungariket Mustang, Spiti & Kinnaur samt det okända östra Tibet & Ivan Nikolaj Romanov. Platser som alltid har lockat människor med sin välbevarade uråldriga kultur och sägenomspunna mystik. Författaren Lars Björk vandrade i Nepal första gången 1979 och återvände sedan under flera långa resor. Han var en av de första besökarna när nya områden med tibetansk kultur öppnades 1992 för begränsad turism. Områden som dittills varit helt stängda för omvärlden i 40 år. Speciellt intressant är kungariket Shambhala i Spitidalen i Indien. Lars Björk var den första västerländska besökaren på denna mytiska plats där människor inte åldras. I ”Shambhala” har han dokumenterat bilder och berättelser från sina resor genom platser som är både världsliga och mytiska, heliga och mystiska. Lars Björk är författare, föreläsare och fotograf med stort etnografiskt och kulturhistoriskt intresse.

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