by Xinran · Sperling & Kupfer · tapa dura · ISBN 9788820037420
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«La strada celeste» is the novel by Xinran published by Sperling & Kupfer in hardback (217 pages, in Italian).
In 1960s China, a rumor spread that a Chinese doctor stationed in Tibet had died in a «sky burial» ritual. Xinran wanted to meet Shu Wen, who spent years crossing the Tibetan plateau searching for her husband; upon receiving the letter announcing his death, Shu Wen enlisted in the army to find out the truth.
The original title is «Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet», translated into Italian by Emma Gasperoni. The edition belongs to the collection «Diritti & rovesci».
For readers of contemporary fiction looking for stories of love, memory, and journeys through Tibet.
Xuē Xīnrán is a British-Chinese journalist, author, speaker, and advocate for women's issues. She was a popular radio personality in China with a call-in program named "Words on the Night Breeze" from 1989 to 1997. The program focused on women's issues and life stories. She was well known for travelling extensively in China to interview women for her work. In 1997, she moved to London and began writing stories of the women she met along her journeys. Her first book, The Good Women of China, was published in 2002, becoming an international bestseller. She frequently contributes to The Guardian and the BBC.
