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| Author | James Hilton |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Michael de Morgan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Fiction, novel, adventure, lost world, Utopian and dystopian fiction |
| Set in | The mountains of Tibet |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1933 / 2010 (audiobook) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback), Kindle eBook, audiobook |
| Pages | ~160 pp. / 8 hrs and 26 mins |
| ISBN | 978-1840243536 (UK) ISBN 978-0060594527 (US) |
Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called Lost Horizon, in 1937 by director Frank Capra and a lavish musical remake in 1973 by producer Ross Hunter with music by Burt Bacharach. It is the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery located high in the mountains of Tibet.