Description
| Product ID: | 9781860465093 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Fire Under The Snow |
| Subtitle: | Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner |
| Authors: | Author: Palden Gyatso |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Asian history, History, Political oppression and persecution, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Asian history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Political oppression & persecution, Demonstrations & protest movements, Tibet |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. This powerful text is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese. In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful text is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese. |
| Imprint Name: | The Harvill Press |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1998-10-15 |