Paranoia, betrayal, and the pursuit of scientific and emotional ‘truths’ are themes at the heart of this densely woven debut novel by the award-winning biographer Neil Belton.
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'One young monk ... set himself on fire in 2009, declaring on his deathbed: "I don’t regret what I did. I did it for the sake of all Tibetans and sentient beings."'
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“At a time of crisis, loneliness is not good” @TeamRedCircle https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/at-a-time-of-crisis-loneliness-is-not-good-teamredcircle/
'One young monk ... set himself on fire in 2009, declaring on his deathbed: "I don’t regret what I did. I did it for the sake of all Tibetans and sentient beings."'
Rana Mitter traces the modern history of Tibet.
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