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Fire under the Snow : Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner
Palden Gyatso
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Description for Fire under the Snow : Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner
Paperback. The autobiography of Palden Gyatso, who was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his release in 1992, after 33 years of captivity, he fled to India and began to reveal the true extent of the Chinese oppression in Tibet. Translator(s): Shakya, Tsering. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful text is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese.
In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful text is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860465093
SKU
V9781860465093
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Ref
99-1
About Palden Gyatso
Palden Gyatso was born in 1933 and raised in a small Tibetan village. At the age of eighteen he became an ordained Buddhist Monk at one of Tibet's most famous monasteries, Drepung Monastery. Palden was arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan independence. After a failed escape bid he was starved and tortured. Following his ... Read more
Reviews for Fire under the Snow : Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner
In writing this enduring memoir of extraordinary suffering, resistance and endurance, he has testified not only to the pain of countless individuals but to the devastation of a nation
Judith Shapiro
New York Times
Every household in Britain should have a copy of Fire Under the Snow
Patrick French
Sunday Times
This is a ... Read more
Judith Shapiro
New York Times
Every household in Britain should have a copy of Fire Under the Snow
Patrick French
Sunday Times
This is a ... Read more