Book description
He's master of the PlayStation, he listens to rap music, he writes
poetry and, in his eighteen-year-old hands, may hold the future of the
Tibetan people. He is Ogyen Trinley Dorje, a Tibetan lama and the
seventeenth incarnation of the Karmapa (third in line to the Dalai
Lama).
When he was fourteen, Ugyen fled Tibet and began his journey into
exile - and the Chinese lost the boy they hoped would one day replace
the Dalai Lama in the hearts of six million Tibetans. Today, he lives
under house arrest, ostensibly being 'protected' by the Indian
Government - which is more likely protecting its relationship with
China.
So begins the true story of the 17th Karmapa of Tibet, a story which
has all the elements of a cracking tale: magical portents at his
birth, a village childhood on the Roof of the World, attempted
indoctrination by the Chinese-his short life provides a fascinating
insight into the Contemporary Tibetan struggle, while his future as a
religious leader of global significance is already being forecast.
To write this story, Gaby Naher intends to travel throughout the
region and interview key players of the Tibetan Government in Exile,
as well as religious figures in the area.
Gaby Naher is an Australian writer and ex-publicist. Her previous
nonfiction work, The Truth About My Fathers, gained excellent reviews in
Australia and was published there by Vintage.
