Sky Burial
» Nicolette Taylor
ISBN 978-1-86478-100-7
The smartstudy® English guide to Sky Burial explores the
themes and historical context of this amazing true story. Xinran recounts
the journey of a young Chinese doctor to Tibet in the late 1950s to search
for her missing husband. Shu Wen's quest becomes a thirty-year journey
of discovery and faith, among an awesome and unforgiving landscape, and
set against a backdrop of tumultuous political and cultural conflict.
Key Features:
- notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
- an overview of the historical and cultural context
- chapter/scene/story summaries
- character profiles
- analysis of themes and genres
- critical perspectives of the text
- key quotations
- focus questions in each section
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- a sample essay with annotations
- further exam-style essay questions
- a bibliography and further reading section
$16.95
(GST Inc.)
