Peter Goullart
Peter Goullart ( Russian Пётр Гуляр ; scientific transliteration Pëtr Guljar ; born 1901 in Moscow , Russian Empire ; died 1975 in Singapore ) was a traveler, explorer and author born in Russia.
Peter Goullart came from a well-off family. After the Bolshevik October Revolution , he fled to China and settled in Shanghai . He lived in southwest China for a long time. After the revolution of 1949 he had to flee China and he settled in Singapore, where he later published most of his works (all in English). Goullart is best known for books describing the life and customs of various peoples who live in remote parts of East and Southeast Asia. He was never married.
Publications
- Report on the industrial cooperatives of Likiang, Yunnan ,. 1945.
- Forgotten Kingdom. J. Murray, 1955 Text (1957) .
- Princes of the Black Bone. Life on the Tibetan Borderlands. J. Murray, 1959 (published in the USA under the title: Land of the lamas: Adventures in secret Tibet , Dutton, 1959).
- German transl .: The black Lolo: between Tibet and China. Translated from the English by Kurt Wagenseil . - Munich: List 1962.
- The Monastery of Jade Mountain. J. Murray, 1961.
- River of the White Lily: Life in Sarawak ( Malaysian heritage series ), J. Murray, 1965.
See also
- Yi (Lolo)
- Joseph Rock
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References and footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goullart, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Пётр Гуляр |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian author on southwest China |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1975 |
| Place of death | Singapore |