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Brauen, Yangzom, 1980-

Across many mountains : a Tibetan family's epic journey from oppression to freedom / Yangzom Brauen ; translated by Katy Derbyshire. - 1st U. S. ed. - 306 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.

First published in different format in Germany by Heyne Verlag under the title Eisenvogel. Includes index.

A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao's Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a treacherous journey across the snowy Himalayas toward freedom

ISBN: 9780312600136

LCCN: 2011024755

Subjects--Personal Names:
Brauen, Yangzom, 1980-
Brauen, Yangzom, 1980- --Family.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refugees, Tibetan--Biography.
Mothers and daughters--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
Grandmothers--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
Immigrants--Switzerland--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Biography.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--1951-
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: DS786 / .B71513 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 305.895/410494092 B