pico iyer

The well-travelled writer expounds on migration after Trump’s win, lauds Canada, and remembers his mentor Leonard Cohen

But I would agree that he has seen in that practical, oh, you could even say “shrewd” way, that he’s outnumbered 200 to 1 within China and Tibet. The only way he can redress that imbalance is by summoning the support of the world. And I think he is conscious that if the rest of the world works on behalf of Tibet, then Tibet has a chance to survive in very, very difficult circumstances.

I’m interviewing Pico Iyer tomorrow about his new book on the Dalai Lama. One problem: I basically know squat about Tibet, especially the circumstances surrounding the events that led to the DL’s exile in 1959. Can anyone point me to — or better, send me — something I can read tonight that will give me enough background so I can fake it.