Im Spiegel der Zeit. Todesregatta. Serengeti. Ich will. Feuer unter dem Schnee.
- 549 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, endured thirty-three years of imprisonment and brutal torture in Chinese labor camps following the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Throughout his confinement, he steadfastly adhered to the Dharma, the teachings of Buddha. Upon his release, he became a powerful international voice, speaking out against the Chinese occupation of Tibet and bearing witness to his harrowing experiences. His writings chronicle the resilience of the human spirit in the face of profound adversity.


This is the autobiography of The Venerable Palden Gyatso, arrested in 1959 after taking part in a non-violent demonstration for Tibetan freedom and sentenced to the first long years of his imprisonment. He made one attempt to escape but was recaptured wit