Tales of Tibet Sky Burials, Prayer Wheels, and Wind Horses |
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| Foreword by:
| Shakya, Tsering |
| Editor:
| Batt, Herbert |
| Translator:
| Batt, Herbert |
| Contribution by:
| Geyang,
Alai,
Dawa, Tashi
Fei, Gei
Geling, Yan
Jian, Ma
Liang, Feng |
| Series title: | Asian Voices Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-0052-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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Vivid images of Tibet spring to life in this landmark book, the first to offer a selection of fiction by Tibetan authors, both men and women, ever published in the English-speaking world. In translation from the original Chinese, contemporary Tibetan and Chinese writers lead us to a numinous land above the clouds. Life, death, love--the universal themes of literature--assume a magical aura in haunting Tibetan settings. These literary gems--several banned in China itself--will engage...
More DescriptionVivid images of Tibet spring to life in this landmark book, the first to offer a selection of fiction by Tibetan authors, both men and women, ever published in the English-speaking world. In translation from the original Chinese, contemporary Tibetan and Chinese writers lead us to a numinous land above the clouds. Life, death, love--the universal themes of literature--assume a magical aura in haunting Tibetan settings. These literary gems--several banned in China itself--will engage general readers and students searching for a unique encounter with a Tibet struggling to maintain its age-old civilization under the cultural onslaught of the Chinese regime.