Genderless God
by Yang Zhen
About This Novel
A Tibetan version of "A Dream of Red Mansions", a stunning masterpiece by the talented Tibetan female writer Yang Zhen, a milestone in contemporary Tibetan literature; the grand prize of the National Ethnic Minority Literature "Horse Award". In 2002, it was adapted into a 20-episode TV series "Once Upon a Time in Lhasa" and was broadcast on CCTV, which had a profound impact. After careful revision during the author's lifetime, the latest version was published in 2018. After the death of his father, the family's financial situation plummeted. The second daughter, Yangji Dolma, who had been regarded as unlucky since she was a child, was sent to the countryside by her mother, moving between different manors and living under the shelter of others. As a result, she saw all kinds of things in life and people's hearts, including greed, cunning, snobbishness, cruelty, deprivation, obsolescence, weakness, ignorance... When the new history forcefully opened the door to Tibet, dreams and pursuits also knocked on Yangji Dolma's young heart. The novel shapes the artistic images of Tibetan officials, nobles, commoners, serfs, monks and nuns from different classes, and details the life customs of the Tibetan people. It is known as Tibet's "Dream of Red Mansions".
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