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Specificaties
- Objectstaat
- Publication Date
- 2018-01-07
- Pages
- 300
- ISBN
- 9781591812883
- Book Title
- Yak Girl : Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Developing & Emerging Countries, Personal Memoirs, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 23.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 300 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sentient Publications
ISBN-10
1591812887
ISBN-13
9781591812883
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237068342
Product Key Features
Book Title
Yak Girl : Growing Up in the Remote Dolpo Region of Nepal
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Developing & Emerging Countries, Personal Memoirs, Asia / India & South Asia, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A rare and fascinating testimony, told from the inside, of a little girl who made an incredible trip from inner Dolpo to Americaand from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Eric Valli, director of the Oscar-nominated film Himalaya
Dewey Decimal
954.960092
Table Of Content
1. A Small Girl in Dolpo2. Playmates3. Parents4. SiblingsSumchog's Horrible AccidentThe Death of a Baby SisterLosing a Baby Brother5. GrandparentsMy Father's ParentsMy Mother's Parents6. Shomo Dechen7. Daily Life in DolpoStuck in the SnowHerding8. Shomo Deye Lhamo and Summers in SheyHerding in SheySpecial VisitorsPilgrimageFestivalsFamily VisitsThe CurseNeighborsSaying Goodbye to Our Shey Community9. Ani Dawa Lhamo and Ahyang Karma Tsering's Wedding10. Shomo Deye Lhamo's Illness11. The Month-Long Journey from Dolpo to KathmanduThe Decision to Leave DolpoLeaving My Home12. Life in KathmanduTrying to Survive in the CityBeggingPema Almost Dies13. Searching for Doctors to Save MeI Almost Become a NunI Wanted to Go to SchoolRokpa and Meeting Mummy LeaMeeting the Inje FamilySaying Goodbye to My FamilyAt Rokpa House14. Happy Home Boarding SchoolMy First ExamStrangers Came to Visit MeI'm Going to America?A Letter from AmericaBeing AccusedSeeing JenniferLeaving Happy Home15. Journey to AmericaSomething Is Wrong with AmericaGetting Around in Kathmandu with JenniferMeeting RamLeaving NepalI Have to Eat Fish?Stopping in ThailandStopping in CaliforniaMy New HomeMy New Life
Synopsis
This unusual memoir of a spirited girl in the remote region of Nepal described in Peter Matthieson's The Snow Leopard vividly portrays life in her primitive mountain village in the 80s, her struggles in bewildering Kathmandu, and her journey to America to receive life-saving surgery. An inspiring story of an indomitable spirit conquering all obstacles, a tale of a girl with a disability on her way to becoming a dynamic woman in a new world., This unusual memoir immerses the reader in the fascinating story of a spirited girl in a remote, undeveloped region of Nepal near the border of Tibet, a place made known to the world in Peter Matthiesen's The Snow Leopard. Life above 13,000 feet in northern Dolpo--often called the last paradise because of its breathtaking snow-capped peaks, untouched beauty, and hand-irrigated green pastures--was one of constant risk and harsh survival. In the 1980s, Dolpo had no running water, electricity, motor vehicles, phones, school, or doctors, other than the local lamas, trained in the use of herbs and prayer. Dorje Dolma's life centered around the care of her numerous younger brothers and sisters and the family's sheep, goats, and yaks. At age five she began herding and was soon taking the animals high in the mountains, where she fought off predatory wolves and snow leopards. Covering her first ten years, the story takes Dorje from her primitive mountain village to the bewildering city of Kathmandu, and finally to a new home in America, where she receives life-saving surgery. With humor, soul, and insightful detail, the author gives us vividly told vignettes of daily life and the practice of centuries-old Tibetan traditions. She details the heartbreaking trials, natural splendors, and familial joys of growing up in this mysterious, faraway part of the world with its vanishing culture. The sharp increase in recent years of western trekkers to the area, and the introduction of modern communication and transportation, is causing rapid change in Dolpo. This wonderful and surprising tale of survival, loss, and self-reflection offers us entry to this difficult, yet magical, place. Above all, this is the inspiring story of an indomitable spirit conquering all obstacles, a tale of a girl with a disability on her way to becoming a dynamic woman in a new world., This unusual memoir immerses the reader in the fascinating story of a spirited girl in a remote, undeveloped region of Nepal near the border of Tibet, a place made known to the world in Peter Matthiesen's The Snow Leopard. Life above 13,000 feet in northern Dolpo--often called the last paradise because of its breathtaking snow-capped peaks, untouched beauty, and hand-irrigated green pastures--was one of constant risk and harsh survival. In the 1980s, Dolpo had no running water, electricity, motor vehicles, phones, school, or doctors, other than the local lamas, trained in the use of herbs and prayer. Dorje Dolma's life centered around the care of her numerous younger brothers and sisters and the family's sheep, goats, and yaks. At age five she began herding and was soon taking the animals high in the mountains, where she fought off predatory wolves and snow leopards. Covering her first ten years, the story takes Dorje from her primitive mountain village to the bewildering city of Kathmandu, and finally to a new home in America, where she receives life-saving surgery.With humor, soul, and insightful detail, the author gives us vividly told vignettes of daily life and the practice of centuries-old Tibetan traditions. She details the heartbreaking trials, natural splendors, and familial joys of growing up in this mysterious, faraway part of the world with its vanishing culture. The sharp increase in recent years of western trekkers to the area, and the introduction of modern communication and transportation, is causing rapid change in Dolpo. This wonderful and surprising tale of survival, loss, and self-reflection offers us entry to this difficult, yet magical, place. Above all, this is the inspiring story of an indomitable spirit conquering all obstacles, a tale of a girl with a disability on her way to becoming a dynamic woman in a new world., This is the unusual memoir of a spirited girl in the inaccessible region of Nepal that was the setting for Peter Matthieson's The Snow Leopard. The author vividly portrays life in her primitive mountain village in the 80s, her struggles in bewildering Kathmandu, and her journey to America to receive medical treatment. It's an inspiring story of conquering all obstacles, and a rare look at one of the most isolated places in the world-often called the last paradise because of its centuries-old culture, breathtaking snow-capped peaks, untouched beauty, and hand-irrigated green pastures. Book jacket.
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DS493.9.T53
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