A compelling vel set in Tibet, Mongolia, and China, about the adventures of a fiercely powerful yet lovable Tibetan mastiff. Kelsang is just a tiny puppy when his mother dies after a vicious fight with a sw leopard. As he grows he becomes a prize sheepdog, roaming the rthern Tibetan grasslands with his master Tenzin. But one day visitors ply Tenzin with drink and convince him to sell his beautiful, purebred dog. In time Kelsang finds himself chained up in the back of a jeep traveling far from everything he kws. A series of adventures take Kelsang from the streets of Lhasa to brief refuge with an elderly painter and finally to his new master Han Ma, who inspires his love and loyalty. Through it all Kelsang longs for the freedom of the grasslands. Black Flame proudly takes its place among much-loved classic dog stories.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Groundwood Books
ISBN-10
1554981352
ISBN-13
9781554981359
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189875836
Product Key Features
Author
Gerelchimeg Blackcrane
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's Fiction
Genre
Children's Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
386g
Height
206mm
Width
142mm
Additional Product Features
Spine
23mm
Translated by
Anna Holmwood
Author Biography
Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, winner of two Chinese National Children s Literature awards, grew up in northern Mongolia. He has written several novels that feature animals and reflect the lives of the nomadic people of Tibet and Mongolia and the beauty of the natural world. Anna Holmwood is a translator and academic specializing in the study of classical and modern Chinese literature. She lives in England.