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(More customer reviews)It is highly rated but not so great. As soon as I saw that
it was about an radio operator in Tibet at the time of the
Chinese invasion, I knew where he got the story.
I have an old paperback called "Captured in Tibet" by Robert
Ford. He was an Englishman who ran a radio set on the
Tibetan frontier, and against his better judgement was
convinced to stay longer than he wanted and the Chinese
grabbed him on the way in. They kept him locked up for 5
years and did a hideous brainwashing number on him (You
don't hear that term much any more).
Anyway, Ford is given no mention at all in a preface or
anything which is poor form in my estimation, even though the story is only loosely based on the real thing.
I did a web search on the author and Ford and came up with
an interview in which he says:
"1991 I was approached by a producer who wanted a feature
film about Tibet. It was for me to find the story, and I
came upon a memoir by Robert Ford who had been a radio
operator in Tibet."
(...)
He should have given some kind of acknowledgement. Ford's experience was so exceptional that he deserves recognition.
The author says he also borrowed from other sources to add a romance into the mix.
The book displays a superficial relationship to the Buddhist continuum.
By the way, when I was reading "Captured In Tibet" I asked my lama friend
at the time whether he had known Ford, because it took place
in the his home province, Kham. He said, "Oh Yes. We know
him. We call him Fodo"
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