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New Tibetan writing stares down the hard truths of exile
A generation of Tibetan writers, many working in English, are laying claim to the voice of exile and pushing back against the fetishisation of Tibet by the West
Amish Raj Mulmi | Aug 18, 2023
CIA in Mustang, MIA in Dharamsala
A new novel on Tibet highlights, and skirts around, many of the region’s issues.
Ross Adkin | Sep 09, 2014
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