{"product_id":"flowers-of-lhasa-9781913891220","title":"Flowers of Lhasa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlowers of Lhasa\u003c\/em\u003e is a stark and urgent tale of four young women thrown into the seedy underbelly of a sacred city undergoing rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter coming to the big city to look for work, a tragedy befalls Drölkar and leads her to a nightclub called the Rose and a life of selling her body for money. There, she falls in with Yangdzom, Dzomkyi, and Xiao Li. Four women--three Tibetan, one Chinese--all migrant laborers who move to the city and whose misfortunes take them down similar paths. We read of their encounters with wealthy, callous, and often violent men, their struggles to stay afloat and to support their impoverished families, and the hopes and dreams they still cherish despite it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTsering Yangkyi's novel paints a vivid portrait of Lhasa, Tibet's cultural and religious capital. This is a holy city where thousands of pilgrims daily circumambulate the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple, but it is also a modern city, with all the problems of the modern world. While immersing us in the vibrant uniqueness of Tibetan life, \u003cem\u003eFlowers of Lhasa\u003c\/em\u003e also paints a haunting picture that deals with global and timely concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Winner of English PEN Award)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTsering Yangkyi is one of the most recognized names in the Tibetan literary world. She began publishing fiction in the 1980s and has built up a body of work that concerns itself first and foremost with women and the underclass of Tibetan society. She began \u003cem\u003eFlowers of Lhasa\u003c\/em\u003e, her first novel, in 2009, and it took seven years to complete. When it was published in 2016, it became only the second novel by a Tibetan woman. In Tibet, the publication of her novel was immediately met with widespread acclaim, from critics and readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Balestier Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508784501010,"sku":"9781913891220","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93910f04-53ba-4edc-8a04-958b41b39e7b.jpg?v=1730880408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flowers-of-lhasa-9781913891220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}