Sky burial an epic love story of tibet

It was 1994 when xinran, a journalist and the author of the good women of china, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet an oddly dressed. Sky burial is the true story of a chinese womans 30year search through tibet for news of her lost, presumed dead, husband. Based on a true story, xinrans extraordinary second book takes the reader right to the hidden. An epic love story of tibet ebook written by xinran. An epic love story of tibet by xinran in doc, fb2, fb3 download ebook. At the mention of tibetan funeral customs, sky burial celestial burial would pop into our mind immediately. Xinran is working as a radio journalist on a womens programme when a listener calls in to tell her about shuwen. Sky burial is a heartfelt journey into tibet that is in some ways more soulful than an actual journey there speaking as someone who has been. A sky burial is a tibetan riutal for the dead and nontibetans are not permitted to partake in it. An epic love story of tibet by xinran it was 1994 when xinran, a journalist and the internationally acclaimed author of the good women of china, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet a woman who had just crossed the border from tibet into china. Before starting this book, i had assumed some points on the story.

A young chinese wife, shu wen, a physician, joins the army in search of her husband, kejun, is reportedly killed in tibet. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Her story begins in 1958, just after she and her husband are married. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Here is an epic story of love, friendship, courage and sacrifice. It is an unforgettable, ultimately uplifting tale of love, loss, loyalty, and survival. Jul 28, 2005 all in the name of love in xinrans sky burial heres the story. So, when as a young girl in china, xinran heard a rumour about a chinese soldier in tibet who had been fed to the vultures in this ritual, the tale both frightened and fascinated her. A vulture at a sky burial in 20 for a tibetan monk photograph by chensiyuan, via wikimedia sky burial isnt a burial at all, of anything. Praise for xinrans sky burial a literary gem in the depth of emotions, the sweep of geography, history and spirituality.

From xinran, the bestselling author of the good women of china, comes sky burial. Xinran made the trip and met the woman, called shu wen, who recounted the story of her thirtyyear odyssey in the vast landscape of tibet. Sky burial, an epic love story of tibet xue xinran download. The first meet up, falling in love, hardships and so on. Set in chineseoccupied tibet and based on a true story, xinrans extraordinary second book takes the reader right to the hidden heart of one of the worlds most mysterious and inaccessible countries. An epic love story of tibet is a 2005 nonfiction book by britishchinese author and journalist xue xinran who writes under the name xinran. I imagined it was the ceremonial burial of the dead in high mountains, closer to the sky. It is in many ways a haunting love story, as the reader is taken with shu wen in her heartfelt journey to find her lost husband. An epic love story of tibet by xinran xinran 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Greatly influenced by the tibetan buddhism and bon religion, funeral rituals practiced in tibet are stupa burial, sky burial, fire burial cremation, water burial, and. Sky burial is an extraordinary story about a chinese woman, shu wen, who travels to tibet to find her husband. He rescued a young buddhist lama from a sky burial where corpses are eaten by vultures but shot a sacred bird and offered himself.

Sky burial book hamilton public library bibliocommons. As the subtitle stated, i expected epic love story with all the works. In tibet, there are other ways to bury bodies after death, including water burial, cremation, and burial in the ground. He gets sent into tibet with the peoples liberation army.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sky burial. Nov 11, 2009 xinran made the trip and met the woman, called shu wen, who recounted the story of her thirtyyear odyssey in the vast landscape of tibet. In 2002 xinransgood women of chinabecame an international bestseller, revealing startling new truths about chinese life to the west. In march 1958, shu wen learns that her husband, an idealistic army. Jul 18, 2017 due to the fact that vultures consume the remains of the human body, sky burial is also called bird burial. Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers.

All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In sky burial, xinran has recreated shu wens journey, painting an extraordinary portrait of a woman and a land, each at the mercy of fate and politics. An epic love story of tibet a deeply affecting tale about a womans thirtyyear search for her husband in the isolated, hauntingly beautiful land of tibet. Sky burial an epic love story of tibet xinran, translated from the chinese by julia lovell and esther tyldesley nan a. Download by e xinran i learned so much about tibet for one, what a sky burial is, also, how the nomads lived and survived fascinating story i started out reading this thinking it was non fiction then figured out it s fiction that was a bit of a let down but did not affect my enjoyment of the story in the end it is based on the real life of a. She doesnt give up until she finally learns of her husbands ultimate sacrifice in the name of preserving peace. Aug 08, 2006 in 2002 xinrans good women of china became an international bestseller, revealing startling new truths about chinese life to the west. When shu wens husband is killed fighting for the chinese peoples.

Based on a true story, xinrans extraordinary second book takes the reader right to the hidden heart of one of the worlds most mysterious and inaccessible countries. An epic love story of tibet by xinran librarything. It was 1994 when xinran, a journalist and the author of the good women of china, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet an oddly dressed woman who had just crossed the border from tibet into china. An epic love story of tibet is a story of heroism that transcends the centuries, a tale to be passed along from one generation to another of one womans devotion to her husband. Chinese uniform title not available in 1958, notified that her husband, a doctor in the chinese army has been killed in action in tibet, shu wen joins the army, determined to go to tibet to uncover the truth, only to find herself alone in tibet, embarking on a thirtyyear nomadic odyssey in a novel based on a true story. An epic love story of tibet free pdf, doc, fb2, fb3. However, sky burial is not the only funeral ritual in tibet. Buy it on amazon virtually unknown in america, xinran is a legend in her native china from 1989 to 1996, she hosted words on the night breeze.