The Magician of Lhasa
Author | David Michie |
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Cover artist | Sue Campbell |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
Published | 2010 (Trapdoor Books) |
Media type | Hardcover, Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 0-9842070-0-7 (hc), ISBN 0-9842070-1-5 (pb), ISBN 0-9842070-2-3 (ebook) |
The Magician of Lhasa is a novel by . The novel follows dual plot lines. The first is set in 1959 and follows a teenage Buddhist monk as he is tasked with transporting an ancient, long-hidden secret of his faith to neighboring India.
The second plot line is set in 2007 and follows a nano-technologist whose research project has been mysteriously taken over by an American corporation.
The novel received stellar reviews, although it was banned in China for its portrayal of the 1959 Tibetan uprising.[1] The Magician of Lhasa has won accolades for illustrating the connection between basic principles of modern physics and ancient Buddhist practices.[2]
The novel is published by Trapdoor Books, an imprint of Trapdoor Publishing.
References[]
- ^ "The Book the Chinese Government Doesn't Want You To Read". PRWEB. February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Geeks and Buddhists To Collide This Week". PRWEB. January 28, 2010.
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Categories:
- 2010 American novels
- Buddhism in fiction
- American thriller novels
- Novels set in Tibet
- Novels set in the 1950s
- Fiction set in 1959
- Fiction set in 2007
- Buddhist novels
- Fictional Buddhist monks
- 2010s thriller novel stubs
- 2010s historical novel stubs
- Tibet stubs