About the book:

It is said that Tibet is mysterious; it is also said that Tibet is occult. However, in the novel Purple Highland Barley , Tibet is a place full of vitality. Through depicting the lives of three sisters living in the Tibetan Region, their experiences and twists of fate, Purple Highland Barley presents changes in the rural society of the Himalayas caused by the transformation of the times and depicts a daily rural life that is seemingly calm but conceals tremendous upheaval. It is a rational and insightful novel that reflects the contemporary reality of Tibet.