From Lion's Jaws: Chogyam Trungpa's Epic Escape To The West

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Review " ... an evocative, breathless, compellingly written view of this epic journey, among the greatest escape sagas of them all ..."           -- William Gilkerson, award-winning author of Pirate's Passage."A powerful, impressive book. From Lion's Jaws left me transfixed on many levels with its lucid portrayals of courage and perseverance involving over three hundred Tibetan refugees ... a breath-taking account of a haunting and inspiring journey of spiritual and physical courage on a life or death escape through freezing weather over towering mid-winter snow-capped mountains ..."      -- Rudy Wurlitzer, screenwriter and novelist -- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Little Buddha, Slow Fade and The Drop Edge of Yonder, among many other works."A wonderful read. Apart from the extraordinary story, so rich and layered, of Chögyam Trungpa's early life at the Surmang monastery, and of the incredible trek against astounding odds - parts of the journey were unbearable even to read - there is the vast and austere landscape, the history, the politics. From Lion 's Jaws should find very many readers, and will be hugely beneficial. It is a moving and beautiful tour de force."            -- Jane Rosenthal, award-winning Literary Critic, Mail & Guardian. Read more About the Author Born in South Africa, Grant MacLean graduated in psychology from Harvard University before developing interests in Tibetan Buddhism, history and strategy. His previous publications include a short history of Halifax and, as co-author/-translator, the best-selling Denma edition of Sun Tzu’s classic Art of War. He lives in Nova Scotia. Read more