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Chhimi Tenduf-La

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Chhimi Tenduf-La is half English, half Tibetan and lives in Sri Lanka. Educated at Eton and Durham, he was brought up in Hong Kong, London, Delhi and Colombo. He has had four novels published by the Indian arms of Hachette, Pan Macmillan, and HarperCollins.

'A unique writer…a brilliant collection..’ India Today

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