Written as a mixture of memoir, travelogue and reportage, the book celebrates the spirit of Tibet's exiled culture in a time of great change. In these eleven stories, the author also offers a honest and moving meditation on the meaning of exile, religion, literature, culture and art.

Pauline A Chen

    

Contemporary culture has become increasingly comfortable with the idea of modernizing or re-imagining canonical literary texts in pursuit of new artistic or commercial ends. The phenomenon has been evident both in cinema and... [ Read full review ]