his stories. Because he only writes in Chinese, his style has often been accused by Tibetans in exile as mystifying Tibet and perpetuating the ignorance of Tibet in China, but as pointed out by Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani, magical realism also allows him "to breach political, religious, and even sexual taboos". Adaptation Tashi Dawa and director Zhang Yang co-wrote the 2016 film Soul on a String, based on this story and "On the Road to Lhasa". The film stars Kimba and Choenyi Tsering in the lead roles. References Chinese short stories Chinese novels adapted into films Novels set in Tibet 1985 short stories 20th-century Chinese novels