To write her book about the Chinese occupation of Tibet ( Tears of Blood (1992)), she visited several times Dharamsala, home of the 14th Dalai Lama and of the Central Tibetan Administration, where she forges bonds of lasting friendships. She was the author of Kundun, the first biography of the 14th Dalai Lama to contextualize his story with that of his family members. The website of her book Voices from Silence says, "Many of her books share a common theme of the examination of spirituality in the post war world." She also wrote autobiographical works that addressed the death of Frank, her husband who died of cancer, and the story of their son suffering from Hurler syndrome. Ī prolific author, she wrote 14 books since 1978, including a trilogy on Tibet, biographies of personalities, including John Paul II, Lech Walesa and Frank Pakenham. Mary Craig (2 July 1928 – 3 December 2019) was a journalist and a British writer. British journalist and writer (1928–2019)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |