My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet - Softcover

Dalai Lama, The

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446674214 ISBN 13: 9780446674218

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

Schooled behind ancient palace walls to become the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has become a spiritual leader to the world and a leading civil rights advocate. My Land and My People tells the story of his life.

About this title

About the Author:

Recognized at the age of two as the reincarnation of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso was brought to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and enthroned two years later as the fourteenth Dalai Lama. In 1959, following the Chinese suppression of the Tibetan national uprising, he was forced to seek asylum in India. As Tibet's leader-in-exile, he has worked tirelessly not only on behalf of the Tibetan people but as a voice for human rights worldwide. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, His Holiness is today universally acknowledged as one of the world's preeminent spiritual leaders.

Review:

"A narrative that gains in drama by the simplicity of its telling." -- -The New York Times Book Review

"MY LAND AND MY PEOPLE is, without a doubt, one of the most moving memoirs I have ever read." -- -Stanley Gosh, Saturday Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0446674214
• ISBN 13: 9780446674218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256