This literary book includes two novels written by Alai (1959- ), a Chinese poet and novelist of Rgyalrong Tibetan descendant. He is the author of Red Poppies, which was picked as a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize in 2002 and won the 5th Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2005. Like Red Poppies, the two novels in this book are also set in Tibet and portray Tibetan life.

This book was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.