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INTRODUCTION Lauran Hartley Storytelling, in its most immediate sense, is at the heart of this poignant collection "Contemporary Tibetan Short Stories," which merits our appreciation and enjoyment in many ways as the literary fruit of what Lama Jabb (2015) has coined the "oral continuities in Tibetan literature." More than two dozen young writers from the Tibetan Plateau have probed their most tender memories and curious encounters to pen tales with characters and circumstances that fascinate, puzzle, disappoint, or leave us pained. Each story is prefaced by introductory remarks from the author describing their inspiration, and many draw on actual occurrences, however surreal. This framing lends an "embedded" effect to several of the works: stories are nested inside stories, sometimes within a yet wider narrative. As these young adult writers prompt their respective elders or friends for details, we are reminded of the vetāla cycle (Tib. ro sgrung), by which the carrier of the narrative (and of a story-telling corpse) is irresistibly drawn to pose another question and thereby a garland of tales unwinds. This anthology, however, offers modern ballads - not fairy tales. Iconic charac

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Author

ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES

Publisher

ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES

Published

2019

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction