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Sky Burial
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- This article is about a novel. For the burial practice, see Sky burial.
| Author | Xinran Xue |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
| Released | 1 July 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0701176229 |
Sky Burial is a 2004 novel by Xinran Xue, her second. Xue is a British-Chinese journalist who writes for The Guardian. Sky Burial was listed in the Los Angelas Times as one of their favorite nonfiction books of 2005[1].
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
In the 1950s, a Chinese woman goes searching for her missing husband who had been serving as a doctor in Tibet. She gradually comes to learn more about the Tibetans, including the custom of 'sky burial' practiced by some Tibetan nomads.
- Review at Amazon
- Review at BBC Womans Hour
- Asian Review of Books
- Good Woman
- An Epic Love Story of Tibet
- ^ Listed at metacritic.com (accessed February 15, 2007)