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by Eliot Pattison (Author) "Sift the sand to find the seeds of the universe ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Century (2 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712673806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712673808
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 893,896 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the author's third novel featuring former Beijing investigator Shan Tao Yun; the previous two were The Skull Mantra and Water Touching Stone. Shan joins a group of Tibetans returning a sacred artefact to its home. Almost at once the group is threatened with violence and the outlawed monk who leads them through the wild land of Tibet is killed. Shan learns that the artefact has in fact been stolen from the Chinese army. Their journey into the mountains takes them to the base of a Western oil venture and a monastery that appears to be more in line with the teachings of the party than with those of Buddha. It is a powerful tale told with gusto about oppressed people who never give up. It all makes a riveting story which holds one right from the beginning; a thriller of real quality.


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5.0 out of 5 stars compassionate realism, 19 May 2003
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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating and detailed introduction to Tibet, 31 Dec 2003
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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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