by Claude B. Levenson · Editions Philippe Picquier · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782877305020
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«La Messagère du Tibet» is the novel by Claude B. Levenson published by Editions Philippe Picquier in paperback (194 pages, in French).
Tashi Dolma, a Tibetan teenager, decides to go into exile after the repression of protests over the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. Her journey across the Himalayas, driven by the desire to freely learn her language and meet the Dalai Lama, turns her into a symbol of Tibetan exile and a reflection on memory and identity.
Originally published in French in 2000, it appears in the Picquier Poche catalogue and is announced on the cover as «Roman».
Aimed at readers interested in French narrative about Tibet and exile.
Claude B. Levenson was a French journalist, orientalist, Tibetologist, translator and writer who authored approximately twenty-five books on the subjects of Buddhism, Burma and Tibet. She contributed to the newspapers Le Monde, L'Obs, Politique internationale, Le Temps, Geo, 24 heures and Libération. Levenson was a member of the Committee of 100 for Tibet and worked as a translator for the Dalai Lama.
