Abstract:
This novel, in
English and Tibetan, is set on the eastern Tibetan Plateau in the era prior to
. It traces the life of a young man, Jahzong, from his dramatic childhood,
following him in his struggles to unite local warring tribes and bring peace to
his people.
"An
electrifying, revelatory experience. In it, we learn much about the lives of
Tibetan tribal groups that cannot be found in any academic treatise." Victor H. Mair, Professor, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
"A rare
insight into an intriguing world of violence and compassion that has all but
disappeared." Fernanda Pirie, Oxford
University
"A treasure.
A window to the past and present of a dynamic Tibetan culture. A story full of
life flowing with harsh reality and vivid imagination." Douglas Duckworth, Florida State University
"Ethnographic
and immediate, Guru's novel brings readers into a world of Eastern Tibetans
generations ago. The spell-binding chain of events echoes the dynamics of
traditional heroic epic and folktale." Mark
Bender, The Ohio State University