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Reviews of books and films, listed by newest first.
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Review of film Dreaming Lhasa by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
Review by Dechen Pemba of the film ‘Dreaming Lhasa’: For so many Tibetans born in exile, Tibet is significant as an absence, an omnipresent looming large all-encompassing void.
Review of book Tomorrow & Other Poems by Lhasang Tsering
The issue of Tibet is a remnant of the Great Game. Only now the playing fields are a tiny town in northern India and the Great Hall of the People via Hong Kong.
Review of book Winds of Change - An Autobiography of a Tibetan by Tsoltim N Shakabpa
Review by Jeffrey Bowe of Winds of Change – An Autobiography of a Tibetan, by Tsoltim Ngima Shakabpa. Provides a close and revealing insight into those forces which have crafted this biographical voyage from a carefree and privileged childhood in independent Tibet.
Review of book Muses in Exile: An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry by Bhuchung D Sonam
Review by Tsering N Khortsa of Bhuchung D Sonam’s Muses in Exile: An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry: Nearly thirty writers feature in the book; all deal with the idea of exile, the anguish of dislocation, and the longing for their homeland.
Review of book Buying the Dragon’s Teeth by Jamyang Norbu
Review of Jamyang Norbu’s ‘Buying the Dragon’s Teeth’ by Dr. Warren Smith: It is characterized by his usual superb writing style and should be read for its analysis of China’s human rights abuse alone.