>>56684198I'm the only one. It checks out.
>>56684183>>56684002 Hugh Conway
Conway is the main character. He is 37 years old and unmarried, a solitary man who is somewhat melancholy and disillusioned with the ways of the world since he lived through the horrors of World War I. At Oxford he was brilliant and should have achieved something noteworthy except for the war. After teaching Oriental history at Oxford, he joined the consular service and spent ten years in China. He knows eastern languages and ways. He was a hero at Baskul, overseeing the evacuation of the white residents during the revolution. When the plane is hijacked, he is expected to be the hero again, but instead, he is detached and actually enjoys Shangri-la, finding its philosophy and practices fit his contemplative, withdrawn character. He becomes friends with the High Lama, Father Perrault, who leaves the monastery in his hands when he dies. Conway, however, is torn between his desire to stay and his duty to help his friends, Mallinson and Lo-Tsen, escape. During the escape, he is the only survivor but loses his memory. When he regains it, he tries to get back to Shangri-la.
