Jeudevine Library’s Book-to-Film program resumes on the fourth Tuesdays of each month starting on January, 26 at 6 PM. This month’s book and film features SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET by Heinrich Harrer, the astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover. Originally published in 1953, this adventure classic recounts Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's 1943 escape from a British internment camp in India, his daring trek across the Himalayas, and his happy sojourn in Tibet, then, as now, a remote land little visited by foreigners. Warmly welcomed, he eventually became tutor to the Dalai Lama, teen aged god-king of the theocratic nation.
The author's vivid descriptions of Tibetan rites and customs capture its unique traditions before the Chinese invasion in 1950, which prompted Harrer's departure. A 1996 epilogue details the genocidal havoc wrought over the past half-century. The film stars Brad Pitt. Popcorn and cider will be served. Pick up copies of the book now at the library!