Shangri-La... an ancient Buddhist legend about an abode existing outside space and time for the enlightened—? Or perhaps the last island of calm and harmony in a world torn apart by war and bleeding out?
Great scholars, mystics, and philosophers searched for Shangri-La in vain.
But one day the gates of Shangri-La opened to save four Europeans abducted from rebellious Afghanistan...
Thus begins one of the most mysterious novels of the 20th century—James Hilton’s “Lost Horizon,” a book that blends the traits of intellectual mysticism with an exciting adventure plot!