Eat the Buddha - Barbara Demick

Eat the Buddha – Barbara Demick 

Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick is a haunting, deeply reported narrative about one of the most hidden and heavily restricted regions in the world: the Tibetan town of Ngaba. Perched 11,000 feet above sea level, Ngaba has been at the center of Tibetan–Chinese conflict for nearly a century. Demick traces the town’s history from the Red Army’s desperate flight into Tibet in the 1930s—where starving soldiers looted monasteries and consumed sacred statues of flour and butter, an act Tibetans interpreted as “eating the Buddha”—to the present-day resistance movement defined by shocking acts of self-immolation. Through intimate testimonies, she reveals how history, repression, and cultural erasure have shaped a community that refuses to surrender its identity. Buy in Kenya with fast delivery.

What You’ll Learn

• The hidden history of Ngaba and its central role in Tibetan resistance

• How Chinese Communist forces first collided with Tibetan culture

• The roots of modern Tibetan dissent and self-immolation

• Firsthand stories from families, monks, and citizens living under extreme repression

• The broader geopolitical and cultural struggle between Tibet and China

Who Should Read This Book

Readers of investigative journalism, Asian history, human rights reporting, political nonfiction, and anyone interested in Tibet–China relations.

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