The Frozen River - Seeking Silence in the Himalaya

A lyrical meditation on silence and solitude as human needs, embarked on over the course of author James Crowden's 1976 journey into Tibet's high-altitude Zangskar Valley.

About the author

James Crowden is an author and poet living in Somerset, England.

He is the author of Ciderland (2008) which won the André Simon Food and Drink Award in 2008 and visits India whenever he can.

Summary

'A tour de force of luminous writing.' Mark Cocker, Spectator

Product details

• Authors: James Crowden
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780008353179
• ISBN: 978-0-00-835317-9
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, Buddhism, Travel writing, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, the Himalayas, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Himalayas, HISTORY / Asia / South / General