Tibet, Tibet

Download or read book Tibet, Tibet written by Patrick French and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a mystical mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Patrick French set out to discover the truth, and his extraordinary account has been widely acclaimed. Travelling through the country, French meets exiled monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Interweaving these encounters with little-known stories of war and turmoil from Tibet's past, he reveals a more nuanced, fascinating and surprising picture of this complex place than any other book has done.