- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Arrow; New Ed edition (5 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099422069
- ISBN-13: 978-0099422068
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.5 x 17.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 472,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A rich and multilayered story that mirrors the complexity of the surrounding land, where few things are as they seem...Pattison takes readers to a quietly troubled part of the world and peels away at the centuries of culture that have come into conflict."
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is a work of fiction, a detective novel, which has more to tell about contemporary Tibet than most histories or all the human rights polemic you are likely to read. The third Shan novel is more than 3 times better than the first. The author has grown in spiritual depth and understanding through the novels. As a student of Tibetan culture and Buddhist meditation and a snob regarding the shallowness of the knowledge of those who influence public opinion around Tibet, I was impressed from start to finish. The humour and lightness of the lamas is there alongside the absurdity and brutality of a system which is as harmful to those who carry it out as those it aims to dispossess. The writing is lyrical and precise and never pretentious. The power of compassion shines through on every page. My only tiny criticism of the book is that the complexity of the plot deserves a list of dramatis personae.
If you care about Tibet, don't miss this book.
If you care about Tibet, don't miss this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Xiao Shan is an unusual detective, a Chinese former party bureaucrat exiled to a labour camp in Tibet, he encounters the world of lamas, freedom fighters and discovers the way of the compassionate buddha. Each of the books in the series reveals how Shan learns to adapt and appreciate a culture that is truly timeless, where the spiritual is as important as the physical world and there is no such thing as a 'fact'. In solving the mysteries, Shan tries to protect the Tibet that he has come to know and love by responding to the Chinese authorities whose mentality of quotas, political slogans and apportioning blame he understands and fears. The books give a flavour of the stunning landscape of Tibet and how it has shaped the people that live there. The Chinese repression and occupation of Tibet is a backdrop throughout the books but there are also moments of humour, friendship, dramatic tension and detail about the different ethnic traditions in the region. The stories reveal the different responses to the Chinese occupation: cooperation, collusion, prayer and fighting. The books give very little biographical detail about the author, although it is clear that he has undertaken a lot of research and knows the historical background. Through these books I have learnt a lot, been inspired and disheartened by the reality of Tibet in equal measures. I can't wait for book number 4.
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Purchased for a friend (not as gift!) so cannot comment on the contents. Book arrived on time and in state described by seller. Well priced but thought postage a bit steep. Otherwise well pleased with this bargain.
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I don't know how accurate Pattison's novels are but they are great reads!
My uni work has suffered because I can't put this book down!
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a thriller that moves you on every page; all the loose ends are tied up as usual; Eliot Pattison is a true craftsman
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