Demick has previously won the Samuel Johnson prize and was short-listed for a Pulitzer. Her account of the modern Tibetan experience is unequalled. The town she writes about is Ngaba, in eastern Tibet, in the old Tibetan province of Kham and now part of Sichuan province.
Eat the Buddha: The Story of Modern Tibet Through the People of One Town
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Gyari died in 2018 after a decade as chief negotiator with China over the status of Tibet. His account will be indispensable to anyone wishing to understand that country's modern history.
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Up airy mountains and down rushy glens: Gill brings us culinary treasures from Kashmir and some more robust Ladakhi fare.
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