The Exiled Times of a Tibetan Jew is a tragicomedy based around a fictional Tibeto-Jewish refugee community in London.
The novel is peopled with a variety of absurd yet always human characters, from an old, silent grandfather who communicates only via a typewriter, to a half-Tibetan chain smoker, to a skinny brothel mistress, to a charismatic Tibetan 'rabbi' who declares himself to be the reincarnation of Moses. This world provides a rich and thought-provoking backdrop for an investigation into culture, heritage and identity that will make you swing between vigorous chuckles and troubled chin-stroking.
Genre: General Fiction
The novel is peopled with a variety of absurd yet always human characters, from an old, silent grandfather who communicates only via a typewriter, to a half-Tibetan chain smoker, to a skinny brothel mistress, to a charismatic Tibetan 'rabbi' who declares himself to be the reincarnation of Moses. This world provides a rich and thought-provoking backdrop for an investigation into culture, heritage and identity that will make you swing between vigorous chuckles and troubled chin-stroking.
Genre: General Fiction
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