SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, SPECTATOR
'You simply cannot understand China without reading Barbara Demick on Tibet' Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition
In 1950, China claimed sovereignty over Tibet, leading to decades of unrest and resistance. Barbara Demick chronicles the Tibetan tragedy from Ngaba, a defiant town on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. From the stories of Ngaba's last princess and those who experienced the struggle sessions of Mao's revolution to the experiences of today's monks and townsfolk suffering repression under China's rule, Demick paints a riveting portrait of Tibet past and present as it fights for its identity against one of the most powerful countries in the world.
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Powerful... a deeply textured, densely reported and compelling exploration of Ngaba... Demick brilliantly unpicks the connections between the self-immolations and Tibetans' past... The richness of this book lies in its nuance as much as its extraordinary detail
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A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the Samuel Johnson prizewinning author of Nothing to Envy
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781783782659
Publisert
2021-05-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Granta Books
Vekt
247 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Forfatter