Writing in Exile
An excerpt of a conversation between Bhuchung D. Sonam and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
Bhuchung D. Sonam
Bhuchung D. Sonam is an exiled Tibetan writer and author of several books, including Yak Horns: Notes on Contemporary Tibetan Writing, Music, Film, and Politics and Songs from Dewachen. His writings are published in the Washington Post, Himal Southasian, Tibetan Review, and Journal of Indian Literature, among others.
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Writing in Exile
Writer and translator Bhuchung D. Sonam discusses why he views writing as an act of resistance—and how literature can help hold and build the idea of Tibet.
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