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Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick

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Eat the Buddha

Author
Barbara Demick
Narrator
Cassandra Campbell
Publisher
Granta Books
Publish Date
3 September 2020
Run Time
11 hours 18 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
History, Reportage, journalism or collected columns

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In 1950, China claimed sovereignty over Tibet, leading to decades of unrest and resistance, defining the country today. In Eat the Buddha, Barbara Demick chronicles the Tibetan tragedy from Ngaba, a defiant town on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau where dozens of Tibetans have shocked the world since 2009 by immolating themselves. Following the stories of the last princess of the region, of Tibetans who experienced the struggle sessions of Mao's Cultural Revolution, of the recent generations of monks and townsfolk experiencing renewed repression, Demick paints a riveting portrait of recent Tibetan history, opening a window onto Tibetan life today, and onto the challenges Tibetans face while locked in a struggle for identity against one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Critics Review

  • Barbara Demick is a reporter of impressive tenacity and thoroughness

    The Times

  • An illuminating and important book

    author of To The Lake and Border

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Details
Author
Barbara Demick
Narrator
Cassandra Campbell
Duration
11 hours 18 minutes
Release Date
3 September 2020
ISBN
9781783786831
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Granta Books
Genre
History, Reportage, journalism or collected columns

Synopsis

In 1950, China claimed sovereignty over Tibet, leading to decades of unrest and resistance, defining the country today. In Eat the Buddha, Barbara Demick chronicles the Tibetan tragedy from Ngaba, a defiant town on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau where dozens of Tibetans have shocked the world since 2009 by immolating themselves. Following the stories of the last princess of the region, of Tibetans who experienced the struggle sessions of Mao's Cultural Revolution, of the recent generations of monks and townsfolk experiencing renewed repression, Demick paints a riveting portrait of recent Tibetan history, opening a window onto Tibetan life today, and onto the challenges Tibetans face while locked in a struggle for identity against one of the most powerful countries in the world.

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