دانلود کتاب Jahzong: Tibetan Tribal Leader

CITATION: Dzorge Guru (CK Stuart, English ed; Huadan Zaxi (Dpal ldan bkra shis) English-Tibetan translator). 2013. Jahzong: Tibetan Tribal Leader. Asian Highlands Perspectives 25.ACCLAIM: "Blood, love and the challenges of leadership - this novel evocatively captures the dynamics of rural life in early twentieth-century Tibet. Using an epic style, but built from transmitted personal family narratives, the story powerfully evokes the sights, sounds, and even smells of a disappearing village life. This young Tibetan author provides a unique insight into the social framework, conflicts, and moral dilemmas of these communities. Highly recommended for scholars of Inner Asia and explorers of the human spirit." —Hildegard Diemberger, University of Cambridge"I am still gasping from Guru's novel that I have just finished reading. I read it on the edge of my seat and did not put it down from beginning to end. He is a truly gifted storyteller, and the story he is telling, based on his grandfather's life as he told the story when Guru was growing up, is magnificent. I can barely believe that a mere twenty-two-year-old could tell it - the horrible fighting between hostile tribes, the coming to leadership of his then very young grandfather, the marvelously nuanced complications of love and eventual marriage. One of my greatest worries about many Tibetans is that their stories are not being told. And of course, we in the United States have often made our own stories of Tibet that often have little to do with the lives of real Tibetans. That the storytelling talents of someone like Guru could be nurtured, that he could come to write and to publish, would be a wonderful contribution both for his fellow Tibetans and for us who would be given the opportunity to learn." —Anne Thurston, Johns Hopkins University"It is almost unbelievable that Guru was able to write such a text after only three and a half years of training in English, and I congratulate him for this. It adds a new dimension to fiction writing by Tibetans in Tibet. Until now, most writing was done either in Tibetan or Chinese. The topic is also compelling as it represents a side of Tibetan village life in Amdo that few Westerners could ever imagine, namely the khyod shi nga gson 'cut throat' and ageless rivalry between communities. It also gives an interesting and precise account of how tribes unite and split that was common in pre-1950 Amdo society, but which is never described precisely in historical writings. The plot is well woven and I felt compelled to reach the end to learn what would happen to Jahzong and his community." —Françoise Robin, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris