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 enlarge | Author: Xinran
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 339234
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0385515480
Dewey Decimal Number: 895.1352
EAN: 9780385515481
ASIN: 0385515480
Publication Date: July 19, 2005
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Condition: Sound Copy. Mild Reading Wear.
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 A Small Novel -- as Big as the Sky! August 13, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This sweeping love story takes place in a terrain of harshness. That landscape/political climate reflects the angst of love and closure that is being pursued. Excellent.
Fantastic!!!! June 21, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Xinran's book is as good as a fictional classic! it protrays death, love, and hope wrapped into a short non-fictional novel. There is no comparison to this incredible book.
A married woman's husband is sent to Tibet, but her connection by post is cut off, and she is informed of his death. Due to the manner in which she was informed of his death, this woman leaves China to search for her husband, and finds herself living with a Tibetan family for over twenty years. in war torn Tibet, she finally discovers the honorable sacrifice her huband made for the truth, that many lose in the face of war.
Awesome journey : amazing destination April 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the most moving books I have ever read. It is a story of great love, and of enormous sacrifice. It can be read as a form of social commentary but to read it solely this way diminishes the story.
The prose is sparse, but elegant. Like life in Tibet itself, there is little waste, and many answers reside in the questions.
Read it as a search for answers, read it as offering a window into a largely foreign life, but recognise it as a triumph.
 Sky Burial - A Unique Love Story April 2, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Xinran's story tells about the life of a Chinese medical student, Shu Wen, and her one and only love, Kejun. Spanning a thirty year period, Shu Wen experiences what true love really is; travels and lives amongst a unique and different culture; and then returns to an unfamiliar world.
Xinran's "Sky Burial" is an interesting, enjoyable, learning experience. It's a quick read that will hold your attention from start to finish. Wait for a cold and rainy afternoon, sink into an overstuffed chair, and endulge yourself in a love story like no other.
 Does fascinating cultural detail make a good novel? March 18, 2006
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
Uh . . . no. The insight into rural Tibetan life: worth reading. The love story . . . please. Remember heavy-handed Party fiction? Reading this book is the literary equivalent of watching "House of Flying Daggers" in black and white.
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