Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton.
It is said to have been.
Among the book\'s themes is an allusion to the possibility of another cataclysmic world war brewing, as indeed it was at the time.
Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, whose inhabitants enjoy unheard-of longevity.
It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet.
Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton