Tom Miller

The Tibetans’ fight for freedom continues — but only just

Despite a crippling Chinese presence, Barbara Demick manages to report from Ngaba, whose desperate population can only self-immolate in protest

A shrine to two protestors from Ngaba who set themselves on fire. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Eat the Buddha: The Story of Modern Tibet Through the People of One Town

    Barbara Demick

    Granta, pp. 272, £18

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