High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China

by Erika Fatland, translated by Kari Dickson

Norwegian anthropologist and internationally bestselling author Erika Fatland (Sovietistan, The Border) details her journeys to isolated valleys, crowded base camps, and remote monasteries as she journeys through the Himalayan range—a region where Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus brush shoulders with those still following ancient shamanic beliefs. “I wanted to discover what life stories and cultures were to be found there, beyond the well-trodden paths, high up in the valleys and villages of the mountains with the beautiful name,” writes Fatland. “Soon I would travel both far and high.”