Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400095646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Sky Burial, Xinran has re-created Shu Wen’s journey, painting an extraordinary portrait of a woman and a land, each at the mercy of fate and politics. It was 1994 when Xinran, a journalist and the internationally acclaimed author of The Good Women of China, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet a woman who had just crossed the border from Tibet into China.Xinran made the trip and met the woman, called Shu Wen, who recounted the story of her thirty-year odyssey in the vast landscape of Tibet. It is an unforgettable, ultimately uplifting tale of love, loss, loyalty, and survival.
Woven through with fascinating details of Tibetan culture and Buddhism, Xinran's story portrays a poignant, beautiful attempt at reconciliation. From Publishers Weekly Inspired by a brief 1994 interview with an aged Chinese woman named Shu Wen, Beijing-born, London-based journalist Xinran (The Good Women of China) offers a delicately wrought account of Wen's 30-year search for her husband in Tibet, where he disappeared in 1958. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reser
"Best book I have read in years!" according to K. Reese. I have been an avid reader since a child, and I would put this book in the top 5 of the best books I have read. Just an incredible story that even now is still fresh in my mind. And the author has written it so well, truly talented writer. I cannot say enough good things about this book, so dive right in for a very pleasant surprise.. Lynn Aloha said My all time favorite book! You will also like The Good Women. My all time favorite book! You will also like The Good Women of China.. Wonderful Story of Enduring Love This is the 3rd book by Xinran that I have read (on recommendation from one of my friends). She is a wonderful write and recounts the interviews of lives of Chinese women. This particular story is about enduring love of a Chinese woman who goes to Tibet to find her husband. Xinran tells the stories of the women with such empathy and with lovely detail of the area in which the story takes place.