Seven Years In Tibet

To what extent does Harrer provide an accurate or useful portrait of Tibet? In what ways, if any, does Seven Years in Tibet reflect Orientalizing and “othering” tendencies?

Compare and contrast Seven Years in Tibet to another memoir of a foreigner embracing a new culture, such as Seven Pillars of Wisdom. How are the two texts different or similar in terms of their narrative style, authorial persona, and/or key themes?

How does Harrer present himself in the memoir? In what ways does he change, or fail to change, over the course of his narrative?