Kundun: A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama

Here is the story of Tibet as told by its remarkable first family—a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people.

Kundun is the first work to focus on the Dalai Lama's family—his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Particularly compelling are Mary Craigs portraits of the Dalai Lamas siblings, who have negotiated with China on behalf of their country, enlisted the aid of international allies to sp...