Lost Horizon (Literature)

Japanese: 《失われた地平線》（文学） - うしなわれたちへいせ

...In the 20th century, the Russian mystic Roerich developed the idea of Shambhala in earnest, working towards reconciliation between the Soviet Union and the United States and the establishment of a spiritual world federation. As a result, the name became synonymous with utopia in the United States, and was the model for Shangri-La, the ideal town in the mountains of Tibet depicted in J. Hilton's novel Lost Horizon (1933). Later, F.D. Roosevelt named the presidential residence in Maryland (now Camp David) Shangri-La, expressing his desire for peace. ...

From Hilton

…He began writing while studying at Cambridge University. He won the Hawthornden Prize for Lost Horizon (1933), set in the mysterious land of immortality, Shangri-La. He published Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934), a book about an elderly British schoolmaster who recalls his turbulent life, in the United States, and became a popular author. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…20世紀に入ってからは，ロシアの神秘思想家レーリヒが本格的にシャンバラ思想を展開し，ソ連とアメリカの和解と心霊的な世界連邦樹立を目指して活動した。そのため，アメリカではこの名がユートピアの同義語となり，J.ヒルトンの小説《失われた地平線》(1933)に描かれたチベット山中の理想郷シャングリラShangri‐Laのモデルともなった。のちF.D.ローズベルトはメリーランドの大統領別邸(現在のキャンプ･デービッド)を，平和への希求を込めてシャングリラと名づけた。…