by Jean Chalon · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266026154
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«Le lumineux destin d'Alexandra David-Néel» is the biography of Alexandra David-Néel written by Jean Chalon, published by Presses Pocket in paperback.
The biography narrates the life of Alexandra David-Néel, a multifaceted woman: anarchist, singer, journalist, writer, orientalist, Buddhist and explorer. It traces her journey from Saint-Mandé to Lhasa, where she entered in 1924 as the first Parisian woman, and stresses that her most intense life began at 43 and continued past one hundred.
Presses Pocket collection no. 2616; the work was originally published by Perrin. 565 pages, text in French.
For those seeking biographies of great female explorers and travel narratives, with an interest in Tibet and Buddhism.
Jean Chalon is a French journalist and writer. He first hesitated before a career as a Spanish teacher before deciding for journalism. He has spent most of his career at Le Figaro.
