Sacred Waters : A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture

Alter, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0151005850 / ISBN 13: 9780151005857

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2001

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sacred Waters : A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151005850
• ISBN 13: 9780151005857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.587 pounds

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Synopsis

The author of All the Way to Heaven chronicles his journey up the Ganges River in search of the headwaters of this most sacred of Indian waterways, exploring ancient myths, remote towns, long-lost temples, and the way of the pilgrim. 15,000 first printing.

About the Authors

Stephen Alter is writer-in-residence in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies at MIT, and was the director of the writing program at Cairo's American University. He is the author of four novels and a memoir, All the Way to Heaven, as well as the recently published Amritsar to Lahore.

Stephen Alter is writer-in-residence in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies at MIT, and was the director of the writing program at Cairo's American University. He is the author of four novels and a memoir, All the Way to Heaven, as well as the recently published Amritsar to Lahore.