Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a SpiritualHero

by Stephan Talty Narrated by Shishir Kurup

Overview

The remarkable true story of the miraculous journey that made the Dalai Lama into the man he is today and sparked the fight for Tibetan freedom

“A hair-raising tale of daring and escape.”-The Washington Post

In the early weeks of 1959, a bloody uprising gripped the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as ragtag Tibetan rebels faced off against their Communist Chinese occupiers. Realizing that the impending battle would result in a bloodbath and his own capture, the young Dalai Lama began planning an audacious escape to India, a two-week journey that would involve numerous near-death encounters, a dangerous mountain crossing, and evading thousands of Chinese soldiers who were intent on hunting him down. The journey would transform this naïve young man into one of the world's greatest statesmen . . . and create an enduring beacon of hope for a nation.

Emotionally powerful and irresistibly page-turning, Escape from the Land of Snows is simultaneously a portrait of the inhabitants of a spiritual nation forced to take up arms in defense of their ideals, and the saga of a burgeoning leader who was ultimately transformed into the towering figure the world knows today-a charismatic champion of free thinking and universal compassion.

Editorial Reviews

MAY 2011 - AudioFile

Western views of Tibet tend to focus on the country as an exotic, peaceful place inhabited by gentle people and Buddhist monks. This audiobook, expertly read by Shishir Kurup, describes a different Tibet, full of steely, nationalistic survivors, while telling the harrowing tale of the young Dalai Lama’s escape from Chinese forces in 1959. Kurup’s voice has a slight Indian sound to it, but he sprinkles the book with Irish, American, and Tibetan accents when they’re called for. He moves at an unhurried pace and is willing to let the action dictate his vocal choices. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172106545
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	01/18/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged

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