The Development of Modern Tibetan Literature in the People’s Republic of China in the 1980s

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Note on Transliteration xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. Part One: Engaging Traditions
7. Heterodox Views and the New Orthodox Poems: Tibetan Writers in the Early and Mid-Twentieth Century 3
8. Roar of the Snow Lion: Tibetan Poetry in Chinese 32
9. The Development of Modern Tibetan Literature in the People’s Republic of China in the 1980s 61
10. Döndrup Gyel and the Remaking of the Tibetan Ramayana 86
11. “Heartbeat of a New Generation”: A Discussion of the New Poetry 112
12. “Heartbeat of a New Generation” Revisited 135
13. “Oracles and Demons” in Tibetan Literature Today: Representations of Religion in Tibetan-Medium Fiction 148
14. Part Two: Negotiating Modernities
15. One Nation, Two Discourses: Tibetan New Era Literature and the Language Debate 173
16. The “Condor” Flies over Tibet: Zhaxi Dawa and the Significance of Tibetan Magical Realism 202
17. In Quest(ion) of an “I”: Identity and Idiocy in Alai’s Red Poppies 225
18. Development and Urban Space in Contemporary Tibetan Literature 236
19. Modern Tibetan Literature and the Rise of Writer Coteries 263
20. Tibetan Literature in the Diaspora 281
21. Placing Tibetan Fiction in a World of Literary Studies: Jamyang Norbu’s The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes 301
22. Appendix 1: Glossary of Tibetan Spellings 327
23. Appendix 2: Glossary of Chinese Terms 338
24. Appendix 3: Contemporary Tibetan Literary Works in Translation 340
25. Bibliography 345
26. About the Contributors 369
27. Index 373