Escape from the Land of Snows by Stephan Talty
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.
STEPHAN TALTY is the best-selling author of Agent Garbo, Empire of Blue Water, and other narrative nonfiction books. His writings have been adapted into two films: Captain Phillips, which won an Academy Award, and Only the Brave, which won an Academy Award. He's also the author of two psychological thrillers, including the New York Times bestselling Black Irish, which is set in Buffalo, where he grew up. He has written for a variety of magazines, including the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and others. Talty and his family now live outside of New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307460967 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307460967 |
| Title | Escape from the Land of Snows |
| Author | Stephan Talty |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2011-01-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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