BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: THE TRAGIC STORY

Book ID/图书代码： 1006004R00477

English Summary/英文概要： A portrait of Nepal’s doom-laden royal dynasty from its staggering expansion in the 18th century to the massacre in June 2001. Nepal has a history inextricably mixed with kingship. There have been kings in its mountain valleys for millennia. Buddha Siddharta was born a Nepalese prince and the current dynasty traces its ancestry to the Rajput princes from Rajasthan. Nepal is the last Hindu kingdom in the world, in which the same traditions of kingship are practised now as in Vedic times. Kings are gods, and history, kingship and myth are culturally woven together. The current Shah dynasty created modern Nepal and was the complete focus of national identity. It was, then, a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions when the heir to the throne, frustrated by his mother in his desire to marry a girl from a rival clan, slaughtered as many of the royal family as he could find in the palace. In a few bloody minutes Crown Prince Diprendra committed matricide, patricide, fratricide and suicide and ensured for himself a place in history’s pantheon of deranged monarchs. This is not the first time the Nepalese royals have been involved in palace massacres. The story of the Shah dynasty is studded with sanguinary episodes, of fratricide, poisoning and the disposal of "unwanted" relatives that would put the Borgias to shame. The fact that the monarchy has divine status means that its trials and turmoils are instantly shared by the entire country. If the monarchy is in crisis, Nepal is too. Jonthan Gregson demonstrates how one small mountain kingdom has been the setting for a classic revenger’s tragedy.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 尼泊尔是一个美丽而贫穷的国家,中世纪的神秘和现代文明在那儿碰撞.这是世界上唯一的印度教王朝,国王被看成神的化身,国家的保护人.这个王国在18世纪通过军事扩张而建立,到2001年6月的宫廷大屠杀,正好是十位国王,从而应证里一个古代语预言.在这次事件中,加冕王子连续杀死了国王,王后,公主和其他王族,其悲惨场面甚至连古希腊的悲剧作家都想不出.本书记载了这次悲剧性的事件.

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About the Author/作者介绍： 乔纳森-格雷格森生于印度,使过去11年中访问过尼泊尔国王的唯一非尼泊尔人作家.他与这次事件的生存者有联系.他的其他作品有"白云之上的国王".

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