River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra (The Hungry Student) - Hardcover

Shand, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316860352 ISBN 13: 9780316860352

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 2002

Synopsis

The Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay of Bengal. Unable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the huge journey from the unexplored jungles of the Indo-Tibet border to the largest river delta in the world. "River Dog" is a chronicle of that journey, a story encompassing sublime landscapes - in Assam where the River begins to broaden into its full majesty - and rather odd encounters - including a bizarre group of identical-looking gay monks in Majuli (the largest river island in the world). But it is also a celebration - of a river that flows with mystery and legend, the men who have set out to discover it and a rather charming canine travelling companion called Bhaiti.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Shand has worked at Sotheby's and as a jackaroo in Australia, has completed the London-Sydney motor-race and been shipwrecked in the South Pacific. In 1991 he received the accolade Travel Writer of the Year at the British Book Awards for TRAVELS ON MY ELEPHANT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316860352
• ISBN 13: 9780316860352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352