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The Struggle for Modern Tibet: The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering
This autobiography of a Tibetan nationalist with a burning desire to reform and modernize the "old society" presents for the first time a personal portrait of Tibet that is realistic -- neither a feudal hell, as Beijing would have it, nor Shangrila, as many sympathetic outsiders would have it.
Paperback, 220 pages
Published
October 1st 1999
by East Gate Book
(first published 1997)
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I think this book is rather disturbing. As a young boy Tashi Tsering joined the Dalai Lama's dance troupe where he was often beaten, and then he was chosen as a lover for an "official monk", because the monks were able to get around the issue of celibacy, but of course, other official monks then raped the young boy. Picking out young boys for sex was the way of life in Tibet, and when the Chinese came in and saw what was happening in the monasteries they banned young children from ente...more
An extremely captivating autobiography. This is the best type of personal memoir - someone who has overcome systemic obstacles, succeeded against the odds, and has lived through extraordinary circumstances. From his childhood in a peasant village in the mountains of Tibet, to his adolesence in service to the Dalai Lama, to his travels to India, America, China and back to Tibet, Tsering's voice is clear and sympathetic. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Tibet and the Tibetan governme...more
An incredible 1st hand account of pre-China theocratic Tibet, the invasion, Chinese occupation and the cultural revolution's toll on Tibet. Highly, highly recommended. Gives a truly different perspective than expected.
It really was amazing from the fist page to the last!
This is a great book for anyone who truly wants to understand the situation in Tibet. Of course, this is only one man's perspective, but he has seen a lot of the country and met many important people. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because the American collaborators who did the majority of the actual writing made it very boring in style.
tashi is an incredible man with an incredible story. it was an honor to meet him in october of 2005 during a trip to tibet.
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