My Tibetan Childhood

In My Tibetan Chldhood, Naktsang Nulo recalls his life in Tibet''s Amdo region during the 1950s. From the perspective of himself at age ten, he describes his upbringing as a nomad on Tibet''s eastern plateau. He depicts pilgrimages to monasteries, including a 1500-mile horseback expedition his family made to and from Lhasa. A year or so later, they attempted that same journey as they fled from adv...