The Red Wind Howls by Tsering Dondrup, Christopher Peacock - 9780231213721

The Red Wind HowlsA Novel\nAuthor(s): Tsering Dondrup, Christopher Peacock\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Columbia University Press, United States\nImprint: Columbia University Press\nISBN-13: 9780231213721, 978-0231213721\nSynopsis\nA remarkable novel by one of Tibets foremost authors, The Red Wind Howls is a courageous and gripping portrayal of Tibetan suffering under Maos regime. The story delves deep into forbidden history, spanning the famine of the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and, most taboo of all, the 1958 Amdo rebellion when Tibetans rose in armed revolt against the Chinese state. Tsering Dndrup self-published the book in 2006, because no publisher would risk accepting it. When the authorities caught wind, all copies were confiscated and the author faced severe reprisals. He lost his job as head of the local archives, his passport was confiscated, and he has been under close surveillance ever since.\n\nThis powerful novel is set in part in the punitive labor .