Machik launched Khabda with the book, Enticement: Stories of Tibet, collection of short stories by celebrated Tibetan filmmaker and writer Pema Tseden (SUNY Press, 2018, edited and translated by Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani and Michael Monhart) .  To stay updated on Khabda events, join the Khabda mailing list, or follow us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.  To find a local Machik Khabda near you, contact info@machik.org.

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Enticement:  Stories of Tibet is the first collection of Pema Tseden's short stories to be translated and published in the English language.  Like so many of you, we've been captivated for years by Pema Tseden's trailblazing work as a Tibetan filmmaker.  But we're excited to be shining a light on his prolific work as a writer as well -- and as a writer of short stories in particular.  Pema Tseden writes both in Tibetan and Chinese, and the ten stories included in Enticement represent his original writing in both languages.  This anthology also includes the original short story Tharlo on which his award-winning 2015 film was based.  Tharlo, the film, went on to become the first Tibetan film ever to be nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.  We hope you'll read along with us (purchase Enticement here).  

The inaugural Machik Khabda was curated by Machik co-founder Dr Tashi Rabgey, featuring the lead story of this collection, Orgyan's Teeth.  Download the English translation (from Enticement) and the original Tibetan short story (published in the Tibetan literary journal, 
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The Mark of the White Conch by Karma Dorje Tsering (Wu Yao)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PEMA TSEDEN   TIBETAN WRITER, FILMMAKER

Pema Tseden was born in 1969 in Trika, Tsolho, in the Amdo region of Tibet. Son of pastoralists, he was the first in his family to receive advanced education. He studied at the distinguished Tibetan Language and Literature program of the Northwest Nationalities University in Lanzhou where he developed his talent for writing and translation.  He worked as a primary school teacher and as a civil servant while continuing to write, publishing widely and to critical acclaim in both Tibetan and Chinese.  In 2002, he became the first Tibetan to attend the Beijing Film Academy, the most prestigious film school in the People's Republic of China.  

​Pema Tseden's first film, Silent Mani Stones (2005), won a Golden Rooster for Best Directorial Debut, and the Asian New Talent Award for Best Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival.  The Search (2009) won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival.  Old Dog (2011) won Best Picture in the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Sacred Arrow (2014) won the Golden Goblet at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.  Tharlo (2015) was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Feature Film at the 2015 Golden Horse Film Festival (winning Best Adapted Screenplay).  Pema Tseden's latest release,  Jinpa (2018), won Best Screenplay at the Venice International Film Festival.  It also received six nominations from the Asian Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music (to be announced in March 2019).  Jinpa has yet to be released in the U.S.

About the Editors and Translators Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani is a Senior Lecturer of Chinese Language at Texas State University in San Marcos. She is the coeditor (with Lauran R. Hartley) of Modern Tibetan Literature and Social Change.  Michael Monhart is a freelance translator and psychoanalyst in New York City.

All the words you want to say can be found in the texts you write."  

​Pema Tseden, in Author's Preface

Meet the Translators:
​Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani and Michael Monhart

Michael Monhart, Pema Tseden, Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani

Translation is a work of laborious effort and passion.  For insight into the process of producing Enticement, we interviewed the co-editors and lead translators, Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani, who translated the Chinese-language stories; and Michael Monhart, who translated the Tibetan-language stories.  We hope these Khabda Interviews will plant some seeds for future translators of Tibetan literature and writing to come! 

Be part of the Khabda community

• Find out where local Machik Khabdas are taking place by contacting info@machik.org
• Contact your local library and ask for Enticement: Stories of Tibet by Pema Tseden (they don't have it? Find out how to have it ordered!)​
• Share your thoughts on the book on Instagram and Facebook using hashtag #EnticementtheBook ​or #machikkhabda
• Blog or write your own review of Enticement (don't forget to share it with us @machik_online -- we'd love to hear from you!)​
• Check back here for news and updates from the Machik Khabda community reading Enticement far and wide​

To learn more about becoming a local Khabda host in your community, contact us at info@machik.org. 

Machik Khabda has launched worldwide! 
​In early March, we launched the first Machik Khabda and are thrilled that 16 locally hosted Khabda groups gathered around the world.  From Australia to India to France, Canada and the US, diverse groups of people read ENTICEMENT: STORIES OF TIBET, the first English-language anthology of short stories by Pema Tseden, one of Tibet's most prominent writers, as well as the leading filmmaker.  This collection includes the original short story, Tharlo, an instant classic and now an award-winning film.  Discussions held globally encompassed culture, tradition, cultural change, spirituality and so on.  Local hosts and participants showed their care for the book by using the hashtag #EnticementtheBook or #machikkhabda! 

​We hope you enjoy viewing the photo gallery of just some of the Machik Khabda gatherings below.