Touching Tibet

Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the forbidden kingdom of Tibet when its borders were briefly opened by the Chinese authorities in 1986.

She encountered people for whom traditional life had been unchanged for generations and found that their humour, spirituality and sheer enthusiasm for life had carried them through years of oppression. In this absorbing personal tale, she relates her own experiences with wit, compassion and sensitivity.

The people, culture and traditions of Tibet remain mysterious to most outsiders. With a foreword by the Dalai Lama, Touching Tibet gives an insight into the heart and soul of this magnificent and enigmatic country.

Paperback: 270pp

Publisher: Eye Books (2011)

ISBN: 9781903070673

‘Excellent – Niema Ash really understands the situation facing Tibet and conveys it with remarkable perception’ Tenzin Choegyal, brother of the Dalai Lama

‘Thought-provoking and enjoyable … it will evoke a deep desire to go to Tibet’ Geographical Magazine

‘Almost surreal in its assemblage of improbably colliding facts – a marriage of the bizarre and the beautiful that chills the spine as often as it warms the heart’ The Times