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Article: `Surfing the Himalayas' into a swirl of controversy
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 14, 1995
- Author:
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Who would have ever thought that "Surfing the Himalayas," a New
Age novel that combines the unlikely themes of self-discovery,
spiritual enlightenment and snowboarding in Nepal, would be destined
for best-seller lists?
St. Martin's Press, that's who. The publishing house is convinced
that the novel by controversial Frederick Lenz will appeal to a huge
sports-minded public eager for reassuring sugar-coated spirituality,
and is aggressively promoting it. Full-page advertisements have
appeared this month in most major newspapers -- including this one --
and ads are also being projected onto 1,700 multiplex screens around
the country. The book's first printing was an unusually large one -- ...
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