A Blighted flower and Other Stories

by Riika J. Virtanen (Translator)

This book provides a fascinating glimpse of modern Tibetan literary art. These four stories focus on women's lives in contemporary Tibet. The translation of Dondrub Gyel's A Blighted Flower forms the main work in this collection. It is a novella of seven chapters and is considered to be one of the pioneering works in modern Tibetan storytelling. The other stories in this compilation A Shameless Bride by Dondrub Gyel and Tshering Dondrub, A Girl with Her Face Concealed by a Scarf by Tenpa Yargye, and The Yellow Leaves of Summer by Tashi Palden.

Genres: China

154 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jemima · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is my introduction to Tibetan literature. I am looking forward to read more books written by Tibetan authors.