Michel Peissel
Born
in France
February 11, 1937
Died
October 07, 2011
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Tiger for Breakfast: The Story of Boris of Kathmandu
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1966
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18 editions
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Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
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published
1967
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23 editions
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The Lost World of Quintana Roo
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published
1963
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7 editions
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The Last Barbarians: Discovery of the Source of the Mekong in Tibet
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1997
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8 editions
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Zanskar: The Hidden Kingdom
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1979
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6 editions
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Tibetan Pilgrimage: Architecture of the Sacred Land
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published
2005
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9 editions
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Tibet: The Secret Continent
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published
2003
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9 editions
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The Great Himalayan Passage
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published
1974
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6 editions
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Lords and Lamas
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published
1970
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2 editions
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The Secret War in Tibet
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1972
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2 editions
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“Everything I saw was in such perfect harmony with the landscape, and the people fitted in so well with their surroundings and lived a life in such perfect accord with their needs and beliefs - that the whole structure formed a solid entity with never a crack, and at times I began to wonder whether any other way of life really existed. Was I living in a dream, an illusion (or at times a nightmare)? No false note broke the spell and brought me back to myself.”
― Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
― Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
“The general kind and soft customs of Mustang were soon to strike me as exceptional. Apart from occasional disputes between husband and wife, which like family rows all around the world bring raised voices, I never heard a person scream or shout; Even the children had very civilised manners. In fact the only person I knew to consistently angry in Lo Mantang was myself, and Tibetans consider bd temper a Western characteristic. Take for example the reactions of European to missing his train; he will invariably swear under his breath. Who in our can stand frustration without giving vent to anger? I soon had to master my own temper, having raised my voice against one of the innumerable people who stopped to stare at me and my smal party, I was told by a peasant: ‘’I cannot understand; you are a great man, how is it that small things like myself deserve your wrath?’’ After that I learned to be tolerant, realising that by getting mad I was only debasing myself, and that it was stupid to be bothered by trivialities.”
― Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
― Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
“En Bhután la incertidumbre es el aspecto dominante de la vida. Si se inicia un viaje en este país, no se sabe nunca cuándo se llegará, ni si habrá regreso, ni dónde podrá uno dormir, ni siquiera lo que verá. La inseguridad permanente que impera en tierras como Bhutan provoca, como sucedía en nuestros países hace muchos un años, un singular punto de vista filosófico que me costaba comprender. Un tibetano, tras haber visitado Inglaterra, me dijo que lo que le había sorprendido más era que todos nosotros parecíamos saber lo que haríamos al cabo de un año y que hablábamos del futuro como si hubiese sido el pasado. Hemos suprimido de nuestras vida gran parte del factor imprevisto, y yo creo que esa es la causa principal del aburrimiento que padecemos los occidentales; creo también que ello debilita nuestra capacidad de enfrentarnos con lo que no habíamos previsto, por lo cual toda crisis de cierta importancia nos halla indefensos. Una de las consecuencias de nuestra excesiva seguridad es la frecuencia con que nos enfadamos, expresando así la inevitable frustración, consecuencia de planificarlo siempre todo de antemano.
En Bhutan, los hombres no suelen sentirse nunca fracasados, porque, al contrario de nosotros, rara vez esperan nada determinado del futuro y, por ende, apenas conocen la desilusión o el desencanto. Además, aprecian el momento presente mucho más que los occidentales, aceptando los buenos ratos como vienen y aprovechando al máximo cualquier coyuntura favorable.”
― Lords and Lamas
En Bhutan, los hombres no suelen sentirse nunca fracasados, porque, al contrario de nosotros, rara vez esperan nada determinado del futuro y, por ende, apenas conocen la desilusión o el desencanto. Además, aprecian el momento presente mucho más que los occidentales, aceptando los buenos ratos como vienen y aprovechando al máximo cualquier coyuntura favorable.”
― Lords and Lamas
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