sentence: People there live a very long time.
sentences_before: Hugh Conway is a member of the British diplomatic service. He finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La.
sentences_after: One theme of the book is the possibility of another world war and war preparations. This was actually happening at the time. The story is similar to travel stories in the Tibetan borderlands by Joseph Rock in the 'National Geographic' magazine. The remote communities he visited, such as Muli are similar to Hilton's fictional Shangri-La.
concept_name: People
headings: Lost Horizon (novel) Plot summary null Overview
categories: 1933 books English novels